What does 借りる mean in Japanese?

借りる (かりる) means "to borrow" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 借りる in a sentence?

図書館で本を借りるつもりです。 (としょかんでほんをかりるつもりです。) — I'm going to borrow a book at the library.

Kana: かりる

to borrow

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図書館で本を借りるつもりです。

としょかんでほんをかりるつもりです。

I'm going to borrow a book at the library.

What 借りる means

借りる (かりる) is a Japanese word meaning “to borrow”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 2 (and again in Level 4), so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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Level 2

運転するうんてんする to drive 見えるみえる to see; to be visible させるさせる to let; to make (someone do) 答えるこたえる to answer 笑うわらう to laugh; to smile 探すさがす to look for 準備するじゅんびする to prepare 手伝うてつだう to help 送るおくる to send; to see off 思うおもう to think; to feel 紹介するしょうかいする to introduce 運ぶはこぶ to move; to carry

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