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What does the kanji 借 mean?

借 means borrow. On'yomi シャク. Kun'yomi か.りる.

Quick facts
On'yomiシャク
Kun'yomiか.りる
Strokes10
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi シャクKun'yomi か.りる
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

borrow

Memory hook

A person (亻) bringing up old times (昔) to ask for the old thing back — BORROW.

Main radical

人person 2 strokes

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Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.