借りる

• 読み: かりる
• ローマ字: kariru
• 漢字の分解: 借 (shaku/ka) — to borrow, to rent
• 発音: /ka.ɾi.ɾɯ/

意味

To borrow; to rent. Used when temporarily receiving something from someone else.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb. Used for borrowing items, money, and also for renting rooms, cars, and equipment. から or に marks who you borrow from, を marks the item. The counterpart is 貸す (kasu, to lend). Unlike English, Japanese distinguishes clearly between borrowing and lending.

例文

1. 図書館で本を借りました。
2. 友達から傘を借りてもいいですか。
3. 駅の近くでアパートを借りています。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, library, housing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 借 combines 亻 (person radical) and 昔 (old times/formerly), suggesting a temporary arrangement where something is received for a period and then returned.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal