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契約を交わす (けいやくをかわす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

契けい約やくを交かわす

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

sign a contract; enter into a contract

A formal expression for concluding a contract, often used in business or legal contexts.

両りょう社しゃは来らい月げつ、正せい式しきに契けい約やくを交かわす予よ定ていです。
The two companies plan to formally sign a contract next month.
契けい約やくを交かわす前

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 check the details carefully before signing the contract.

Kanji

契pledge, promise, vow
約promise, approximately, shrink
交mingle, mixing, association

Similar words

契けい約やくする
More general and common verb for making a contract. 契約を交わす emphasizes the formal act of exchanging signed documents.
契けい約やくを結むすぶ
Similar meaning, but 交わす implies a mutual exchange, while 結ぶ focuses on tying or concluding the agreement.

Etymology

Compound of 契約 (contract) + を (object marker) + 交わす (to exchange). The verb 交わす originally means 'to exchange' or 'to cross', giving the nuance of a mutual agreement.