Translation guide
A trust fund is a legal arrangement where assets are held and managed by one party for the benefit of another. In Japanese, the concept is expressed with specific financial terms, and the translation depends on context.
A fund managed by a trustee for a beneficiary, often used in inheritance or investment contexts.
Standard term for a trust fund in financial and legal contexts.
He receives income from a trust fund set up by his grandfather.
Refers to the assets held in trust, often used in legal documents.
The trust property is managed by the trustee.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'fund through a trust', used when explaining the nature of the fund.
This project is operated with a trust fund.
A trust set up to provide for family members, often associated with wealthy families.
A person who lives off a trust fund, often with a connotation of privilege.
Neutral term for a trust fund beneficiary.
As a trust fund beneficiary, he lives without working.
Loanword from English, used in media to describe wealthy young people living on trust funds.
Directly translating 'trust fund' as 信頼基金 (しんらいききん) is incorrect; 信頼 means 'trust' in the sense of reliability, not a legal trust.
In casual conversation about a wealthy person's background, Japanese speakers might simply say 親がお金持ち (parents are rich) rather than using the technical term 信託基金.
An inheritance trust was set up, and distributions are made to the beneficiaries annually.
Idiomatic expression meaning 'to live off one's parents', often used for trust fund kids in a casual context.
He's living off his parents and driving around in a luxury car.
Those trust fund kids party every night.