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.
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.
Describing a party that has signed an agreement.
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 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).
The signatories agreed to the terms.
France is a signatory to the treaty.
The signatory nations ratified the peace treaty.