Japanese word

拝借

Pronunciation

Romajihaishaku

Meaning

  • nounborrowing

Example

少しお時間を拝借します。suko shi o ji kan o hai shaku shi ma su

I will borrow a little of your time.

Illustration for 拝借 (borrowing)

More examples

新しい企画について、皆様のお知恵を拝借したいです。atara shi i ki kaku ni tsu i te mina sama no o chi e o hai shaku shi ta i de su

I would like to seek everyone's advice for the new project.

Core concept

It treats another person's things or time as a temporary loan received with humility.

Common phrases

  • お手を拝借o te o hai shaku

    ask for your help

  • お力を拝借o chikara o hai shaku

    ask for your help

  • お知恵を拝借o chi e o hai shaku

    seek your advice

  • お時間を拝借o ji kan o hai shaku

    take some of your time

Similar words

借用shakuyō: The formal act of borrowing and using something that belongs to another person.

Definition in Japanese

相手の物や時間などを、へりくだって一時的に借りること。ai te no mono ya ji kan na do o he ri ku da tte ichi ji teki ni ka ri ru ko to

Word origin

拝借 (haishaku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 拝 (hai, "worship") and 借 (shaku, "borrow"), and 拝 gives the compound a humble sense.

Usage tips

  • The set phrase お知恵を拝借します (ochie o haishaku shimasu) politely asks to make use of someone's wisdom, not to take a physical object.

Opposites

  • 貸与taiyolendingnoun

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