Word Meaning 借りる

かりる kariru

借りる is read as かりる (kariru) and means to borrow.

Meaning

English

  1. to borrow
  2. to have a loan
  3. to rent
  4. to hire

Reading

Kana

かりる

Romaji

kariru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 返す,貸す Related Words 会場,レンタル Rank 6723 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

借り切る

かりきる

to hire for exclusive use

借金

しゃっきん

number of games under the .500 mark

借家

しゃくや

rented house

借り

かり

borrowing

借家人

しゃくやにん

tenant

借入金

かりいれきん

loan

借り入れ

かりいれ

borrowing (money)

借地

しゃくち

leased land

借り手

かりて

borrower

Example Sentences

10

りょこうちゅうはじてんしゃをかりるつもりだ。

I plan to rent a bicycle during the trip.

I need to borrow three hundred dollars.

I don't want to lend or borrow.

I can't lend this book to you.

One is happy when borrowing something, but upset when the time comes to return it.

You can borrow three books at a time.

It is against my principles to borrow money.

How much does it cost to rent a bicycle?

You'd be a fool if you borrowed money from a loan shark.

It cost him 50 dollars to rent a car in Hawaii.