JLPT N1
間借り
間借り is when you rent only part of a bigger space, like a single room in a house or a corner of an existing shop.
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間借りする suru verb form
1 Noun, Suru verb
Renting a room (in a house)
To rent a single room or part of a private residence from the owner who also lives there.
Example
学生時代 、 おばあさん の 家 の 一室 を 間借り して いました 。
During my student days, I rented a room in an elderly woman's house.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Renting space (for a business)
To rent a small section of an existing commercial space to run one’s own, separate business, often during the main business’s off-hours.
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