The kanji 貸 (kashi) primarily means "to lend" or "to loan." It implies the act of giving something to someone for a temporary period, with the expectation that it will be returned. This can apply to money, objects, or even time. It also encompasses the related idea of "renting" or "allowing the use of."

・On-yomi (音読み): タイ (tai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 貸 (kashi(ru)) – to lend

⚫︎ お金を貸してください。 Translation: Please lend me some money. ⚫︎ 本を貸りる。 Translation: To borrow a book. (Using the passive form of 貸) ⚫︎ 自転車を貸す。 Translation: To lend a bicycle.

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The kanji 貸 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is a radical (偏) meaning "person" or "human" 亻 (ninben), and the right side is phonetic component 貨 (ka), which means "goods" or "property". The original meaning related to the action of lending or borrowing valuables, or money, from the point of view of a person or the lender.