借り
かり · kari
Borrowing, debt, loan
Other ways to say “borrowing” in Japanese →
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Example sentences
友達から傘を借りました。
ともだちからかさをかりました。
I borrowed an umbrella from my friend.
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図書館で本を借りました。
としょかんでほんをかりました。
I borrowed a book at the library.
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私も図書館で借りた。
わたしもとしょかんでかりた。
I also borrowed (it) at the library.
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図書館から借りた本だ。
としょかんからかりたほんだ。
This is a book borrowed from the library.
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What does 借り mean?
Borrowing, debt, loan.
How do you pronounce 借り?
かり (kari). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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