Kanji: 借 borrow

JLPT N4 | 10 Strokes

借

On: しゃく
Kun: か.りる

Meaning: borrow

Kanji Parts:

亻 person [variation of 人]
廾 twenty (two tens 十); the H-shaped radical
一 one
日 sun; day

Mnemonic Story:

A person 亻 has to borrow one 一 twenty 廾 dollar bill for a day 日.

Stroke Order:

Examples:

借金【しゃっきん】 debt; loan; borrowing money
借り手【かりて】 borrower; debtor; tenant
猫の手も借りたい【ねこのてもかりたい】 extremely busy; wanting even the help of a cat

とても忙(いそが)しいので、猫(ねこ)の手(て)も借(か)りたい気分(きぶん)だ。

I'm so busy, I feel I could even use the help of a cat.

とても very
忙しい busy
ので because of that
猫の手 hand (paw) of a cat
も even
借りたい want to borrow
気分 feeling

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