Japanese word

賃貸

Pronunciation

Romajichintai

Meaning

  • nounrenting out

Example

父は家を賃貸にしています。chichi wa ie o chin tai ni shi te i ma su

My father rents out the house.

Illustration for 賃貸 (renting out)

More examples

空き部屋を賃貸に出す予定です。a ki be ya o chin tai ni da su yo tei de su

I plan to put the vacant room up for rent.

Core concept

It involves making a property available to someone else in return for payment, without transferring its ownership.

Common phrases

  • 賃貸に出すchin tai ni da su

    put up for rent

  • 賃貸物件chin tai buk ken

    rental property

  • 賃貸契約chin tai kei yaku

    rental agreement

Similar words

貸し出しkashidashi: The act of making a property or item available for temporary use.

Definition in Japanese

家や部屋などを、料金を受け取って人に貸すこと。ie ya heya na do o ryō kin o u ke to tte hito ni ka su ko to

Word origin

賃貸 (chintai) combines 賃 (chin, "rent") and 貸 (tai, "lend"), expressing the act of lending something for payment.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese housing talk, 賃貸 (chintai) commonly refers to rental housing, while 賃貸にする (chintai ni suru) means to put a property up for rent.

Other meanings

  • rentalnoun

Opposites

  • 分譲bunjōproperty for salenoun

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