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拝借 (はいしゃく): (humble) (polite) borrowing — Japanese vocabulary

拝借 is read はいしゃく and means "(humble) (polite) borrowing". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

拝借

Reading
はいしゃく · haishaku
Translation
(humble) (polite) borrowing
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
はいしゃくが

Example

トイレを拝借できますか。

トイレをはいしゃくできますか。

May I use the toilet?

Kanji in this word

  • 拝 — worship, bow
  • 借 — borrow

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