音読み: タイ
訓読み: かす
画数: 12
部首: 貝（かい）
Meaning
Lend / Loan / Rent Out
- Basic forms
- 貸す — to lend; to loan / base form
- 貸します — lend; loan / masu form
- 貸した — lent; loaned / ta form
- 貸して — lend and … / te form
- 貸さない — do not lend / negative
- 貸せば — if (one) lends / conditional
- 貸せ — lend it! / imperative
- Common expressions
- 本を貸す — lend a book
- 部屋を貸す — rent out a room
- More
- 貸してあげる — lend (as a favor)
- 貸してもらう — have someone lend (you something)
貸す（かす） is a godan verb. It means to lend something to another person, often temporarily. It is commonly paired with 借りる (to borrow).
- 貸家 — rental house
- 賃貸 — rental (property)
- 貸方 — credit (accounting)
- 貸借 — loan and borrowing
- 貸与 — lending / loan (of equipment, etc.)
- 貸す — to lend
貸 combines the shell radical 貝 (value / money) with the phonetic 代 (exchange / substitution), reinforcing “loaning something of value.” It’s common in business, finance, and rental contexts.
この本を 貸してくれてありがとう。
Thanks for lending me this book.
友達に お金を 貸しました。
I lent money to a friend.
貸家 — rental house