How to say "charter" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 憲章けんしょうnounCovers 'charter' only as a noun: a formal written document setting out the principles, rights, or aims of a nation, city, or organization, as in the charter of an international body.
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe loanword for the hire sense of 'charter': paying for a whole bus, boat, or aircraft to be reserved for your group's private use; it serves as both noun and verb.
- 借り切るかりきるgodan verb, transitive verbA verb for taking a whole facility or vehicle for your group's exclusive use — reserving an entire bus, restaurant, or hall so no one else can use it; closest to the verb 'to charter'.
- 借り入れるかりいれるichidan verb, transitive verbChiefly means to borrow or rent money, equipment, or premises; for the vehicle sense of 'charter' it is seldom the word you want — read it as 'borrow, take out a loan, or lease'.
- 借り上げるかりあげるichidan verb, transitive verbMainly to lease or requisition property, renting a building or land from its owner for an organization's use; for chartering a bus or boat it is not the natural choice.
Use 憲章 for a charter as a formal founding document, 「チャーター」 or 「借り切る」 for hiring a whole vehicle or venue for exclusive use, and treat 「借り入れる」 and 「借り上げる」 as borrow-or-lease verbs that only loosely cover 'charter'.
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