貸し・貸|かしkashi[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Which spelling to use
貸し貸し is the most common spelling, combining kanji and kana, and is the recommended choice for beginners.
貸貸 is a less common kanji-only variant with irregular okurigana; beginners should choose 貸し instead.
Definitions
  1. nounloan; lending; hire; rental; lease
  2. nounfavor; favour; debt; obligation
    でも、これで1つ貸かしだね。↗
    But you're going to owe me one.
  3. nouncreditor; method of lending; credit side
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymローンNeutralA loanword for loans, as in 「住宅ローン」; usually money borrowed from a bank, while 「貸し」 is what you lend out or a favor you've done.
  • Synonym貸出かしだしNeutralLending out — books, equipment, bank funds — as in 「図書の貸出」「貸出金利」; centers on the act of lending, while 「貸し」 can also mean a favor.
  • Related貸付かしつけNeutralLending out money, goods or rights, usually with set interest and terms (also 「無利息貸付」); a financial term.
  • Related融資ゆうしNeutralProviding funds to another party — banks, governments and companies all qualify, as in 「銀行の融資」.
  • Related融通ゆうずうNeutralSupplying or arranging funds, but also flexibility in dealing with things, as in 「融通が利く」.
  • Related貸金かしきんNeutralMoney actually lent out, as in 「貸金業」; a legal and commercial term.
  • Related貸与たいよWrittenLending out items or funds, as in 「奨学金の貸与」; formal, found in written prose.
  • Related貸付金かしつけきんNeutralThe sum of money lent out; an accounting term.
  • Antonym借りかりNeutralWhat one borrows or a debt of gratitude owed — the opposite of 「貸し」 — as in 「借りを返す」.

Use 「貸し」 for what you lend to others or a favor you've done them, as in 「貸しがある」. Bank loans take 「ローン」 or 「融資」; lending services, 「貸出」. 「借り」 is the opposite — what you borrow or owe.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 貸かすこと、又または貸かした金品きんぴん。
  2. 他者たしゃに対たいして一方的いっぽうてきに恩恵おんけいを施ほどこした状態じょうたい。
  3. 「かす」の連用形れんようけい。
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