Meaning of 借用(しゃくよう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 借用

Kana Reading しゃくよう

Romaji shakuyō

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

borrowing; loan

Examples of 借用, しゃくよう in a sentence

借用語が全くないという言語はおそらくないであろう。

In all probability, no language is completely free of borrowed words.
それには外国語から借用した単語が多数含まれている。

It has a great many words borrowed from foreign languages.
この語はフランス語から借用したものだ。

This word was borrowed from French.
カール・ポッパーの議論を借用するなら、仮説は実地に試みられて始めて価値を持つのである。

To borrow an argument from Karl Popper, a hypothesis is only of value if it can be tested.

Related Kanji

借 JLPT 4

10 strokes

borrow, rent

On'Yomi: シャク

Kun'Yomi: か.りる

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用 JLPT 4

5 strokes

utilize, business, service, use, employ

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: もち.いる

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