How to say "donor" in Japanese
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- nounCovers the medical sense of donor, as in blood, organ, or tissue donation. This is the everyday word for a blood or organ donor, as a loanword from English.
- 施主せしゅnounCovers the donor or benefactor sense, especially someone who funds or sponsors a project such as a building or a charitable work. It carries a formal, philanthropic nuance.
- 提供者ていきょうしゃnounA neutral, somewhat formal word for a person who provides or contributes something, glossed as donor, contributor, and provider. It works for donors in general contexts but is broader than just donation.
Use 「ドナー」 for medical contexts such as blood or organ donation, 施主 for a donor or benefactor of a building or charitable work, and 提供者 for a neutral word for someone who provides or contributes something.
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