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信託 (しんたく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
trust ; entrusting ; leaving in someone's trust
Refers to the act of entrusting property, rights, or responsibilities to another party, often in legal or financial settings. Commonly used in terms like 信託銀行 (trust bank) and 信託契約 (trust agreement).
信しん 託たく 契けい 約やく を 結むす ぶ 前まえ に 、 内ない 容よう を よく 確かく 認にん し て ください 。
Please carefully review the terms before entering into a trust agreement.
Kanji 託 consign, requesting, entrusting with Similar words 委い 託たく 委託 is a broader term for entrusting or consigning something to another party, often in business contexts (e.g., 委託販売 consignment sale). 信託 specifically implies a fiduciary relationship, often with legal obligations, and is commonly used in financial trusts.
信しん 頼らい 信頼 refers to trust or reliance in a personal or general sense, emphasizing confidence in someone's character or ability. 信託 is a formal, often legal, act of entrusting property or rights.
Etymology Compound of 信 (trust, faith) and 託 (entrust, consign). The term is used in modern Japanese primarily in legal and financial contexts, corresponding to the English concept of a trust.
