借り上げる・借上げる|かりあげるkariageru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
借り上げる借り上げる（かりあげる） is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It uses a mixed kanji-and-kana spelling.
借上げる借上げる（かりあげる） is a less common mixed kanji-and-kana variant. You may encounter it, but beginners should generally choose 借り上げる（かりあげる）.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 借り上げる（かりあげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 借り上げます（かりあげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 借り上げない（かりあげない） |
| polite (masen) | 借り上げません（かりあげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 借り上げず・借り上げぬ（かりあげず・かりあげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 借り上げた（かりあげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 借り上げました（かりあげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 借り上げなかった（かりあげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 借り上げませんでした（かりあげませんでした） |
| Te form | 借り上げて（かりあげて） |
| Potential | 借り上げられる（かりあげられる） |
| Passive | 借り上げられる（かりあげられる） |
| Causative | 借り上げさせる（かりあげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 借り上げさせられる（かりあげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 借り上げれば（かりあげれば） |
| tara | 借り上げたら（かりあげたら） |
| Volitional | 借り上げよう（かりあげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 借り上げましょう（かりあげましょう） |
| Imperative | 借り上げろ（かりあげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymチャーターNeutralLoanword for chartering a whole plane, ship or vehicle, as in 「チャーター便」. 「借り上げる」 usually means a government or company leasing from the private sector.
- SynonymリースNeutralLoanword for long-term leasing of equipment, common in business and finance. 「借り上げる」 stresses a superior party renting from below.
- Related借り入れるかりいれるWrittenWritten-style word for borrowing money or goods, as in 「銀行から借り入れる」. It does not carry the nuance of a superior renting from subordinates.
- Related借りるかりるNeutralThe most general word for borrowing or renting. 「借り上げる」 is narrower: a government or company renting from the private sector.
- Related借り受けるかりうけるWrittenA written, rather formal word for borrowing money and goods. It does not stress a superior renting from below.
- Related賃借ちんしゃくWrittenWritten legal term for renting something in return for payment, as in 「賃借契約」; it names the rental arrangement, without the superior-renting-from-below nuance.
- Related賃借りちんがりWrittenRenting with payment of rent; synonymous with 「賃借」 but not everyday speech — people normally say 「借りる」.
- Antonym戻すもどすNeutralPutting a thing back or giving it back to its owner; the opposite of 「借り上げる」.
- Antonym返却するNeutralReturning something one has borrowed; the opposite of the renting expressed by 「借り上げる」.
For everyday borrowing or renting, say 「借りる」. 「借り上げる」 is for governments or companies renting housing or vehicles from the private sector, as in 「借り上げ社宅」. To charter a plane, say 「チャーター」; to return something, say 「返す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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