賃貸（ちんたい、chintai）
- lease

The Japanese word 賃貸 賃貸 (ちんたい, chintai) refers to the act of renting or leasing something, typically property. It encompasses both the act of renting out and the act of renting. It's used in the context of renting apartments, houses, land, or even equipment and vehicles. The core idea is that you are paying a fee to use something that you don't own. 賃貸 implies a temporary arrangement, unlike owning something outright.

⚫︎ アパートを 賃貸 しています。 Translation: I am renting an apartment. ⚫︎ この物件は 賃貸 可能です。 Translation: This property is available for rent. ⚫︎ 彼は 賃貸 契約を更新した。 Translation: He renewed his rental contract.

You use 賃貸 賃貸 when discussing renting situations. It’s a common word used in real estate, legal documents, and everyday conversation about housing. You might use it when looking for an apartment, discussing your lease, or talking about properties that are available for rent. It is suitable for both formal and informal contexts.

賃貸 賃貸 is typically written in kanji, but it’s sometimes written in hiragana (ちんたい) for learners or to add emphasis in certain contexts. The okurigana (送りがな, the hiragana that follows the kanji) is not applicable in this case because 賃貸 is a noun and the kanji represents the whole word.

⚫︎ レンタル (rentaru): This word is used for renting things, but it's often applied to smaller items or short-term rentals, like movies, or cars. ⚫︎ 借りる (kariru): "To borrow" or "to rent." It's a verb form that expresses the action of renting. ⚫︎ リース (rīsu): "Lease." Often used for business or equipment rentals.

⚫︎ 購入 (kōnyū): "Purchase" or "buying." ⚫︎ 所有 (shoyū): "Ownership." ⚫︎ 買う (kau): "To buy."

私は来月から 賃貸 アパートに住む予定です。 ・Translation: I plan to live in a rental apartment from next month. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the intention to rent an apartment, using 賃貸 to specify the type of housing.

その会社は 賃貸 オフィスを借りている。 ・Translation: That company rents an office. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 賃貸 to state that a business rents its office space.

The word 賃貸 賃貸 is formed from two kanji. 賃 (chin) means "wage," "rent," or "fee." 貸 (tai) means "to lend" or "to rent out." Therefore, the combination of these two kanji quite literally translates to "rent" or "leasing."