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財団 (ざいだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
foundation ; syndicate ; group
Refers to an institutional foundation, often a legal entity or organized group with a specific purpose. Commonly used in names like 財団法人 (incorporated foundation).
彼かれ は 国こく 際さい 的てき な 財ざい 団だん の 理り 事じ を 務つと め て いる 。
He serves as a director of an international foundation.
Similar words 財ざい 団だん 法ほう 人じん A specific legal term for an incorporated foundation, while 財団 alone is a broader term for any foundation-like organization.
基き 金きん 基金 means 'fund' and emphasizes the monetary resources, whereas 財団 refers to the organization itself.
Etymology Compound of 財 (assets, wealth) and 団 (group, organization), literally 'wealth group'. The term emerged in the modern era to describe institutional foundations.
