租そ借しゃく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

lease of territory

Refers to the leasing of land or territory, often in a historical or legal context, such as leased territories in China. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

• 19世せい紀きに、列れっ強きょうは中ちゅう国ごくの一いち部ぶを租そ借しゃくした。

  In the 19th century, the great powers leased parts of China.

• 租そ借しゃく地ちの返へん還かんが交こう渉しょうされた。

  The return of the leased territory was negotiated.