借用

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Chinese

to lend; to borrow; excuse
to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of
 
 to use
simp. and trad.
(借用) 		借 用

Pronunciation

Verb

借用

  1. to borrow (e.g. an object, a word, etc.)
  2. to use something for another purpose

Synonyms

  • (to borrow): 假借 (jiǎjiè)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
借 用
しゃく
Grade: 4 		よう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

借(しゃく)用(よう) • (shakuyō) ←しやくよう (syakuyou)?

  1. borrowing (e.g. an object, a word, etc.)
    語彙(ごい)借用(しゃくよう)
    goi shakuyō
    lexical borrowing

Verb

借(しゃく)用(よう)する • (shakuyō suru) ←しやくよう (syakuyou)?suru (stem 借(しゃく)用(よう)し (shakuyō shi), past 借(しゃく)用(よう)した (shakuyō shita))

  1. to borrow (e.g. an object, a word, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "借用する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 借用し しゃくようし shakuyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 借用し しゃくようし shakuyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 借用する しゃくようする shakuyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 借用する しゃくようする shakuyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 借用すれ しゃくようすれ shakuyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 借用せよ¹
借用しろ² 		しゃくようせよ¹
しゃくようしろ² 		shakuyō seyo¹
shakuyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 借用される しゃくようされる shakuyō sareru
Causative 借用させる
借用さす 		しゃくようさせる
しゃくようさす 		shakuyō saseru
shakuyō sasu
Potential 借用できる しゃくようできる shakuyō dekiru
Volitional 借用しよう しゃくようしよう shakuyō shiyō
Negative 借用しない しゃくようしない shakuyō shinai
Negative continuative 借用せず しゃくようせず shakuyō sezu
Formal 借用します しゃくようします shakuyō shimasu
Perfective 借用した しゃくようした shakuyō shita
Conjunctive 借用して しゃくようして shakuyō shite
Hypothetical conditional 借用すれば しゃくようすれば shakuyō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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