1.
borrowing; loan; borrowing money
The act of borrowing money or the borrowed amount, typically in financial or business contexts.
銀行から借入をした。
I took out a loan from the bank.
借入金額は500万円だ。
The borrowed amount is 5 million yen.
住宅ローンの借入期間は35年です。
The mortgage loan period is 35 years.
WORD STRUCTURE:
借 (borrow) + 入 (in/receive) - receiving borrowed funds
OPPOSITE:
- 貸出し - lending
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 借入する - to borrow
- 借入金 - borrowed money, loan
- 借入残高 - outstanding loan balance
- 借入期間 - loan period
- 借入限度額 - borrowing limit
- 借入利率 - borrowing interest rate
- 短期借入 - short-term borrowing
- 長期借入 - long-term borrowing
RELATED FINANCIAL TERMS:
- 融資 - financing, loan (from lender's perspective)
- ローン - loan (loanword)
- 返済 - repayment
- 利息 - interest
- 担保 - collateral
USAGE:
Primarily used in financial and business contexts. For casual borrowing (like borrowing a book), use 借りる instead.
Related Words
Antonym:
貸出し (lending)