I Love Kanji借りる (kariru)
借りる (かりる, kariru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to borrow”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かりる
- Romaji
- kariru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to borrow · ichidan verb, transitive
- to rent; to hire · ichidan verb, transitive
- to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive · ichidan verb, transitive
- to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 借りる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 借りる | かりる kariru |
| Polite (~masu) | 借ります | かります karimasu |
| Negative | 借りない | かりない karinai |
| Polite negative | 借りません | かりません karimasen |
| Past | 借りた | かりた karita |
| Polite past | 借りました | かりました karimashita |
| Negative past | 借りなかった | かりなかった karinakatta |
| Te-form | 借りて | かりて karite |
| Potential | 借りられる | かりられる karirareru |
| Passive | 借りられる | かりられる karirareru |
| Causative | 借りさせる | かりさせる karisaseru |
| Volitional | 借りよう | かりよう kariyou |
| Imperative | 借りろ | かりろ kariro |
| Conditional (~ba) | 借りれば | かりれば karireba |
Kanji in 借りる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 借りる.
Source: JMdict entry 1323560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.