借り主・借主|かりぬしkarinushi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounborrower; debtor
2. nountenant; lessee; renter

• Synonym借り手かりてNeutralSame meaning as 「借り主」 and often paired with 「貸し手」; it works for borrowing money, borrowing things, or renting a home. 「借り主」 is the more common word in contracts.
• Synonym借り受け人かりうけにんWrittenA legal and contract term for someone who borrows money or things. 「借り主」 is the more common word.
• Synonym借り方かりかたWrittenA written term mostly for the debit side in double-entry bookkeeping, or for a way of borrowing; it is rarely used to mean the borrower.
• Synonym借人かりにんWrittenA written word for someone who borrows, but it is very rare; say 「借り主」 instead.
• Synonym借用者しゃくようしゃWrittenA written word for someone who borrows something temporarily. 「借り主」 usually refers to a person borrowing money or renting housing.
• Antonym貸し主かしぬしNeutralThe opposite of 「借り主」: the lender of money or the landlord who rents out a house or land.

For the party borrowing money or renting a home, use 「借り主」 or 「借り手」; contracts also use 「借り受け人」. 「借り方」 usually means the debit side in bookkeeping and is seldom used for a person. The lending or letting side is 「貸し主」.

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1. お金かねや物ものをもらって、後あとで返かえさなければならない人ひと。
2. 建物たてものや土地とちなどを使つかう権利けんりを得えるために、お金かねを払はらう人ひと。