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).
This apartment is for lease.
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.
Referring to the physical or formal lease agreement itself.
The formal written lease contract. Used in legal and business contexts.
Talking about the duration of a lease.
Lease period, commonly used in real estate.
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.
Lease an office.
I signed a lease contract.
I'm looking for a house to lease.
I decided to lease an apartment.
This car is a lease.
We leased a copy machine.
Legal term for lease or rental agreement, covering both real estate and movable property. Used in contracts.
I signed the lease agreement.
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.
Rent tools. (short-term)
Please check the contents of the lease contract.
Lease contract for equipment or vehicles.
I stamped the lease contract.
The lease term is two years.
Lease period for equipment or vehicles.
The lease period has ended.
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.