How to say "rental" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the familiar sense of renting videos, cars, tools, costumes and the like from a shop or service; as a borrowing from English, it is the word used across the rental business.
- 賃借ちんしゃくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbA formal noun for renting or leasing by paying for use, especially premises or equipment; found mainly in contracts, business and legal writing rather than casual conversation.
- 貸しかしnounReally means lending or a loan, the lender's side of the transaction; it matches 'rental' only in the hire sense, as on 'for hire' signs, and is seldom the word you want for renting.
Use 「レンタル」 for renting videos, cars or equipment from shops and services, 賃借 for formal renting or leasing in business and legal contexts, and 「貸し」 only for lending or hire from the lender's side.
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