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テナント (tenanto) Japanese meaning: tenant (commercial) | Kotomora
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The tenants for the new shopping mall have been decided.
This building houses multiple tenants.
Usage patterns テナントを 募ぼ 集しゅう する to recruit tenants (for a building)
They are recruiting tenants for the new building.
テナントが 入はい る for a tenant to move into a space
A new tenant moved in on the first floor.
テナントが 撤てっ 退たい する for a tenant to pull out/close down
One tenant after another pulled out due to the recession.
テナント 料りょう tenant fee/rent (paid by a commercial tenant)
Tenant fees are paid on a monthly basis.
テナントとして 入にゅう 居きょ する to move in as a tenant (business)
The café moved in as a tenant.
Related words 借り主 is the general word for any renter or borrower, while テナント specifically means a business renting commercial space.
入居者 refers broadly to anyone moving into a residence or building, whereas テナント emphasizes a commercial business as the renting entity.
賃借人 is the formal legal term for a lessee in a rental contract, while テナント is the everyday business term for a commercial renter.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'tenant', used in Japanese primarily for commercial tenants.
