# 貸 — Lend

Frequency rank 1161 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 嬉 (Glad), less common than 趣 (Charm).

- On’yomi: たい
- Kun’yomi: か
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

A person on top holds a spear over a shellfish below -- threatening the shellfish with a spear to lend out its pearl.

In words:

- 貸す かす — to lend
- 貸し かし — loan,lending
- 貸間 かしま — room to let

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