借り入れ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 借り入れ is a noun read かりいれ, meaning the borrowing of funds from a bank or another source. The action can be expressed as 借り入れを行う or 借り入れる.
• Basic usage: It can describe borrowing from a bank to buy equipment or checking loan terms before signing a contract.
  • 設備を買うため銀行から借り入れを行った。 says that funds were borrowed from a bank to buy equipment; 資金の借り入れ条件を契約前に確認した。 says that the borrowing terms were checked before the contract was signed.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 銀行から借り入れる
  • から marks the bank as the source from which the funds were borrowed.
• 借り入れ条件
  • This denotes the terms attached to borrowing, such as the amount or repayment conditions, and should be checked before signing a contract.
• 借り入れ and 貸し付け
  • 借り入れ is borrowing from the borrower's side, while 貸し付け is lending from the lender's side.