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How to say 'Trust' in Japanese | 信託

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The Japanese word for Trust is 'Shintaku', written as 信託 in Japanese.'Trust' in hiragana is しんたく.

    word

    信託

    Meaning

    Trust

    Reading

    しんたく

    shintaku

    Kanji

    信Trust 託Entrust, Consign

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '信託 (しんたく)' refers to a 'trust' in the legal or financial sense. It is used to describe a fiduciary relationship where one party (the trustee) holds and manages assets on behalf of another party (the beneficiary). This term is commonly used in contexts involving estate planning, asset management, or legal agreements. For example: He established a trust for his children「彼は子供たちのために信託を設定した」(かれはこどもたちのためにしんたくをせっていした). The assets are managed under a trust「資産は信託のもとで管理されている」(しさんはしんたくのもとでかんりされている). Note that this term is specific to legal or financial contexts and does not refer to the general concept of trust or reliability.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    4970

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 信託

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    信

    Meaning

    Trust

  • kanji

    託

    Meaning

    Entrust, Consign

Words Related to 信託 Through the Kanji 信

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 信 as well.

  • word

    信ずる

    Meaning

    Believe

  • word

    信じる

    Meaning

    Believe

  • word

    自信

    Meaning

    Confidence

  • word

    信用

    Meaning

    Trust, Credit

  • word

    信頼

    Meaning

    Trust

  • word

    確信

    Meaning

    Conviction

  • word

    信号

    Meaning

    Signal

  • word

    信仰

    Meaning

    Faith

  • word

    受信

    Meaning

    Reception

  • word

    送信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    信念

    Meaning

    Belief

  • word

    信者

    Meaning

    Follower, Believer

  • word

    通信

    Meaning

    Communication

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    迷信

    Meaning

    Superstition

Words Related to 信託 Through the Kanji 託

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 託 as well.

  • word

    委託

    Meaning

    Consignment

  • word

    託する

    Meaning

    Entrust

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'Shintaku' means 'Trust' .

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