しゃ

noun, takes する

  1. pardon, extenuation, excuse.
  2. borrowing.

noun

  1. borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゃ
仮借 かしゃく
しゃ
仮借
仮借 かしゃ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sham, temporary, interim
カ かり ケ (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
borrow, rent
か.りる シャク (4th, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし セキ シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)