Translation guide
In Japanese, the concept of a lease is expressed through different words depending on whether it's for real estate, equipment, or vehicles, and whether it's a long-term rental or a financial arrangement. The most common terms are 賃貸 (chintai) for housing and リース (rīsu) for equipment and vehicles.
Expressing a lease for a place to live or work, typically a long-term rental agreement.
General term for leasing or renting real estate. Often used in compounds like 賃貸契約 (lease contract) or 賃貸物件 (rental property).
このマンションは賃貸です。
This apartment is for lease.
賃貸契約を結びました。
I signed a lease contract.
Specifically a leased house (as opposed to an apartment). Often used in legal or formal contexts.
Verb meaning 'to borrow' or 'to rent'. Used for leasing a place, but less formal than 賃貸. Often used in daily conversation.
Expressing a lease for movable assets, often with a fixed term and monthly payments, sometimes with an option to buy.
Loanword from English, widely used for leasing equipment, vehicles, and other assets. Often implies a financial lease arrangement.
この車はリースです。
This car is a lease.
コピー機をリースで契約しました。
We leased a copy machine.
Often used for short-term rental rather than long-term lease, but can overlap. For a true lease, リース is more precise.
レンタル usually implies a shorter-term rental, not a multi-year lease. Use リース for long-term equipment leases.
Referring to the physical or formal lease agreement itself.
The formal written lease contract. Used in legal and business contexts.
賃貸借契約書の内容を確認してください。
Please check the contents of the lease contract.
Lease contract for equipment or vehicles.
リース契約書に判子を押しました。
I stamped the lease contract.
Talking about the duration of a lease.
Lease period, commonly used in real estate.
賃貸期間は2年間です。
The lease term is two years.
Lease period for equipment or vehicles.
リース期間が終了しました。
The lease period has ended.
賃貸 (chintai) is used almost exclusively for real estate (apartments, houses, offices). リース (rīsu) is used for movable property like cars, computers, and machinery. Using 賃貸 for a car lease would sound unnatural.
オフィスを賃貸する。
Lease an office.
パソコンをリースする。
Lease a computer.
While リース is a loanword, it is not used for leasing apartments or houses. For real estate, always use 賃貸 or 借りる.
I'm looking for a house to lease.
I decided to lease an apartment.
Legal term for lease or rental agreement, covering both real estate and movable property. Used in contracts.
賃貸借契約書にサインしました。
I signed the lease agreement.
工具をレンタルする。
Rent tools. (short-term)