How to say "claim" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 主張しゅちょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe word for claiming in the sense of asserting: an opinion or position put forward and insisted on, as in an argument, debate, or essay.
- 請求せいきゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbClaiming in the sense of demanding something one is owed, such as payment, a charge, or damages; a formal demand or application rather than an assertion of opinion.
- nounA claim for compensation; in Japanese it is chiefly the word for a customer complaint seeking redress, so it is far narrower than the English claim and does not mean asserting a view.
- 債権さいけんnounA claim in the legal and financial sense: a creditor's right, held against a debtor. It names the right itself, not the act of claiming, and is not for opinions or complaints.
- 要請ようせいnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbClaim as an appeal or call for something: a demand said to be needed or warranted, as by circumstances or principle. Not the word for asserting opinions or claiming money.
Choose 主張 for asserting a view, 請求 for demanding money or something owed, 「クレーム」 for a compensation-seeking complaint, 債権 for a creditor's legal claim, and 要請 for an appeal or call for something.
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Japanese equivalents
- 主張しゅちょうclaim
- 請求せいきゅうclaim
- クレームclaim (for compensation)
- 債権さいけんcredit
- 要請ようせいappeal
- 引き取るひきとるto take into one's possession
- 援用えんようquotation (to support one's argument)
- 要償ようしょうclaim
- 請求項せいきゅうこうclaim (esp. in a patent)
- 求めもとめrequest
- 言い立てるいいたてるto assert
- 提題ていだいthesis (of an argument)
- 称するしょうするto purport (to be)
- 申し分もうしぶんone's say
- 称すしょうすto purport (to be)
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