間借(まが)り

まがり
noun
renting a room; subletting; lodging
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present間借(まが)りする間借(まが)りしない
Present polite間借(まが)りします間借(まが)りしません
Past間借(まが)りした間借(まが)りしなかった
Past polite間借(まが)りしました間借(まが)りしませんでした
て form間借(まが)りして間借(まが)りしなくて
ている present間借(まが)りしている間借(まが)りしていない
ている polite間借(まが)りしています間借(まが)りしていません
ている past間借(まが)りしていた間借(まが)りしていなかった
ている past polite間借(まが)りしていました間借(まが)りしていませんでした
Conditional ば間借(まが)りすれば間借(まが)りしなければ
Conditional たら間借(まが)りしたら間借(まが)りしなかったら
Volitional間借(まが)りしよう—
Volitional polite間借(まが)りしましょう—
Potential間借(まが)りできる間借(まが)りできない
Passive間借(まが)りされる間借(まが)りされない
Causative間借(まが)りさせる間借(まが)りさせない
Imperative間借(まが)りしろ間借(まが)りするな
1. renting a room (in someone's house); subletting; lodging
Renting a room within someone else's home or existing space, rather than renting an entire apartment or house. Can also refer to borrowing part of a commercial space.
間借(まが)りで暮(く)らしている。
I'm living in a rented room.
知人(ちじん)の家(いえ)に間借(まが)りする。
To rent a room at an acquaintance's house.
学生(がくせい)の頃(ころ)は大家(おおや)さんの家(いえ)の二階(にかい)を間借(まが)りしていた。
When I was a student, I rented the second floor of the landlord's house.

Describes renting part of a space, not the whole unit. Traditionally refers to renting a room in someone's home, a common arrangement in older Japan and still seen today. Recently also used for businesses sharing commercial space (e.g., a pop-up restaurant operating inside another restaurant's space).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 間借(まが)りする: to rent a room / to sublet
  • 間借(まが)り人(にん): lodger / tenant
  • 間借(まが)り生活(せいかつ): life as a lodger
  • 間借(まが)りカレー: pop-up curry restaurant (operating inside another space)
  • 間借(まが)り営業(えいぎょう): operating out of a shared/borrowed space

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 下宿(げしゅく): boarding house / lodging — a house specifically set up to take in boarders, with meals often included
  • 賃貸(ちんたい): rental — renting an entire apartment or house
  • 同居(どうきょ): living together — sharing a home, but implies a closer relationship

MODERN USAGE:
The term 間借(まが)り has gained new life in the food industry, where 間借(まが)り営業(えいぎょう) refers to a restaurant operating inside another establishment's space during off-hours, a popular low-cost way to start a food business.

Related Words

Homophone: 曲(ま)がり (bend)
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Added 2026.4.6 5:13 · Revised 2026.4.11 9:58
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