Japanese word

担保

Pronunciation

Romajitanpo

Meaning

  • nouncollateral

Example

この家を担保にします。ko no ie o tan po ni shi ma su

I use this house as collateral.

Illustration for 担保 (collateral)

More examples

返済が終わると、銀行は担保を解除します。hen sai ga o wa ru to gin kō wa tan po o kai jo shi ma su

Once the repayment is complete, the bank releases the collateral.

Core concept

Refers to property or another valuable right that supports a promise to repay money or meet an obligation.

Common phrases

  • 担保に入れるtan po ni i re ru

    put up as collateral

  • 担保にするtan po ni su ru

    use as collateral

  • 担保を提供するtan po o tei kyō su ru

    provide collateral

  • 担保を取るtan po o to ru

    accept as collateral

  • 担保を解除するtan po o kai jo su ru

    release collateral

Similar words

抵当teitō: Property used to secure a debt without being transferred to the creditor.
質shitsu: Property given to a creditor to hold until a debt is repaid.
保証hoshō: A commitment to cover a debt or fulfill an obligation for another person.

Definition in Japanese

債務を履行できない場合に備え、返済の保証として提供する財産や権利。sai mu o ri kō de ki na i ba ai ni sona e hen sai no ho shō to shi te tei kyō su ru zai san ya ken ri

Word origin

担保 (tanpo) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 担 (tan, "shoulder") and 保 (ho, "protect"), naming security that protects a creditor if repayment fails.

Usage tips

  • English collateral also means "secondary" or "indirect," as in collateral damage, but Japanese 担保 (tanpo) does not carry that sense.

Other meanings

  • guaranteenoun

Opposites

  • 無担保mutanpounsecurednoun

Related words

  • 担保するtanposuruguaranteeverb

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