You Paid 700 Yen for an Umbrella. The Hotel Barrel Was Free.
To say umbrellas for loan in Japanese, say 貸傘 (kashigasa).
You paid seven hundred yen for a convenience store umbrella. The hotel had a barrel of free ones.
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- 貸傘 kashigasa umbrellas for loan
- 貸傘はありますか？ kashigasa wa arimasu ka? Do you have a loan umbrella?
Kanji in this phrase
- 貸傘
- かしがさ
Why this phrase
Japan, decoded. A lot of hotels, some stations, and some shops keep loan umbrellas for sudden rain. The compact sign is 「貸傘」: umbrella for loan, not for sale. Take one, bring it back. ACCURACY GUARD: this is not every hotel and not always a self-serve barrel. Business hotels often keep them at the front desk, so look by the door, then ask. Do not confuse this with paid umbrella-share (アイカサ) or with 「傘袋」 (the plastic sleeve at shop doors) or 「傘、ここでいいですか」 (park your own umbrella). Convenience store vinyl umbrellas run about 500 to 700 yen to buy. TONE GUARD: laugh at the 700-yen regret, never at the hotel.
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