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財団 (ざいだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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きゅう
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財ざい
団だん
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助じょ
成せい
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受う
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This research is supported by a grant from the foundation.
He serves as a director of an international foundation.
Usage patterns 財ざい 団だん を 設せつ 立りつ する to establish a foundation
He established a foundation to promote culture.
財ざい 団だん から 助じょ 成せい 金きん を 受う ける to receive a grant from a foundation
The research is receiving a grant from a foundation.
財ざい 団だん を 運うん 営えい する to run/manage a foundation
She uses her father's assets to run a foundation.
Related words 基金 refers to the pool of money itself, while 財団 refers to the organized legal entity that holds and manages such funds.
法人 is the broad legal term for any incorporated body, whereas 財団 specifically denotes an asset-based, non-membership foundation.
協会 usually names a membership-based professional or trade association, while 財団 is organized around donated assets rather than members.
財団 is the standard Japanese word for a charitable foundation, while ファンデーション is used mainly in English-style organization names.
Don't confuse with 財団 is an asset-based foundation with no members, while 社団 is a membership-based association; the two are the classic paired legal-entity terms learners mix up.
財団 is the legal organization or foundation entity itself, whereas 基金 refers to the pool of money it holds or manages.
財団 is an asset-based foundation set up for a purpose like scholarships or a museum, while 営団 was a specific public corporation model for operating services such as the Tokyo subway.
Etymology Compound of 財 (assets, wealth) and 団 (group, organization), literally 'wealth group'. The term emerged in the modern era to describe institutional foundations.
公こう 団だん
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財団 is a private foundation or trust, while 公団 is a public corporation set up by the government, especially for housing.
