Translation guide
A person, organization, or country that has signed an official document such as a treaty or contract.
Referring to someone who has formally signed an agreement, treaty, or contract.
General term for a person who has signed a document. Neutral and widely understood.
Describing a party that has signed an agreement.
The most straightforward way to say 'signatory' as a modifier. Literally 'signed'.
署名者 is a general term for anyone who signs a document, while 調印者 is specifically for formal signatories of treaties or agreements between organizations or nations. Use 調印者 in diplomatic or legal contexts.
He is one of the signatories of the petition.
The signatories agreed to the terms.
この契約書の署名者は誰ですか？
Who is the signatory of this contract?
Specifically refers to a signatory of a treaty or formal agreement between nations or organizations. More formal than 署名者.
As signatories to the treaty, representatives of both countries signed.
Used when the signatory is a country. Common in international contexts.
The signatory countries to this agreement number over 50.
Refers to a contracting state or party to a treaty. More formal and legalistic.
The signatory states must fulfill the obligations of the treaty.
The signatory parties are deemed to have agreed to the contract terms.
Used for formal signing of treaties or agreements, often between nations.
The signatory nations ratified the peace treaty.
The signatories signed the treaty document.
In Japanese, it is often more natural to use a verb phrase like 署名する (to sign) rather than a noun like 署名者. For example, instead of 'He is a signatory,' you might say '彼は署名した' (He signed).
France is a signatory to the treaty.