How to say 'Contract' in Japanese | 契約

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The Japanese word for Contract is 'Keiyaku', written as 契約 in Japanese.'Contract' in hiragana is けいやく.

word

契約

Meaning

Contract

Reading

けいやく

keiyaku

Kanji

契Pledge 約Promise, Approximately

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '契約 (けいやく)' refers to a formal agreement or contract between parties. It is commonly used in legal, business, and personal contexts to describe binding agreements. For example: We signed a contract「契約を結びました」(けいやくをむすびました). The contract has been terminated「契約は解除されました」(けいやくはかいじょされました). This term is often paired with verbs like '結ぶ (むすぶ)' (to conclude) or '解除する (かいじょする)' (to cancel) to describe the act of making or ending a contract.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1519

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 契約

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

契

Meaning

Pledge

kanji

約

Meaning

Promise, Approximately

Words Related to 契約 Through the Kanji 契

This Word contains the Kanji 契 as well.

word

契機

Meaning

Opportunity, Turning point

Words Related to 契約 Through the Kanji 約

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 約 as well.

word

約

Meaning

About

word

予約

Meaning

Reservation

word

約束

Meaning

Promise

word

条約

Meaning

Treaty

word

婚約

Meaning

Engagement

word

節約

Meaning

Saving

word

制約

Meaning

Constraint

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'Keiyaku' means 'Contract' .

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