貸 — how to write the kanji for “lend”
貸 (“lend”) is a JLPT N4 kanji taught in fifth grade in Japan. KANJIDIC2 gives it 1 on reading and 3 kun readings, so the word decides how you say it. Its parts sit stacked: 代 (“substitute”), strokes 1–5; 貝 (“shellfish”, its radical), strokes 6–12, each finished before the next. Its native reading ka-su leads in its common words, as in 貸出用 (“circulation or lending”) and 貸付 (“loan”); read tai it forms 賃貸 (“leasing (out)”). Mainland Chinese writes it 贷 (dài, “to lend on interest”), an HSK 6 character.
- Strokes
- 12
- JLPT
- N4
- Radical
- 貝 (“shellfish”)
- On
- タイ
- Kun
- か·し-, かし-, か·す
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Left-falling stroke ㇒top leftdown and left
- Vertical ㇑top leftdownwards
- Horizontal ㇐toprightwards
- Slanted hook ㇂topdown and right
- Dot ㇔top rightdown and right
- Vertical ㇑leftdownwards
- Horizontal-turn ㇕leftrightwards → downwards
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐bottom leftrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐bottom leftrightwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒bottomdown and left
- Dot ㇔bottomdown and right
Japanese and Chinese
The two models differ in shape, so our comparison does not claim an order; compare the numbered frames yourself (12 strokes in Japanese, 12 strokes in Chinese).
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- タイ tai
- Kun (native)
- か·し- ka-shi-, かし- kashi-, か·す ka-su (rare)
- Meanings
- lend
- Read ka-su
- 貸出用 貸付 貸し 貸金 貸家 貸す
- Read tai
- 賃貸 貸与 貸借
- School year
- fifth grade
- Newspaper rank
- 995th of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 대 dae
- Common words
- 13 in JMdict
Words with 貸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貸出用 | かしだしよう kashidashiyou | circulation or lending |
| 貸付 | かしつけ kashitsuke | loan |
| 賃貸 | ちんたい chintai | leasing (out); renting out |
| 貸し | かし kashi | loan; lending |
| 貸金 | かしきん kashikin | loan; advance |
| 貸与 | たいよ taiyo | loan; lending |
| 貸家 | かしや kashiya | house for rent |
| 貸借 | たいしゃく taishaku | loan; debit and credit |
| 貸す | かす kasu | to lend; to loan |
| 貸し出す | かしだす kashidasu | to lend; to loan |
Most common first (JMdict).
Practice sheet
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Keep going
Same parts:
JLPT N4, in list order: