Contract Terms and Clauses
Read a Japanese lease carefully: contract period, cancellation notice, special clauses and penalties, and ask about anything you do not understand before you stamp it.
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Vocabulary
- 契約書（けいやくしょ） (契約書): written contract
- 条項（じょうこう） (条項): clause, article
- 特約（とくやく） (特約): special clause, special agreement
- 賃貸借（ちんたいしゃく） (賃貸借): lease, rental agreement
- 解約（かいやく） (解約): cancellation, termination of a contract
- 違約金（いやくきん） (違約金): penalty for breach of contract
- 禁止（きんし） (禁止): prohibition, banned
- 承諾（しょうだく） (承諾): consent, agreement
- 効力（こうりょく） (効力): effect, validity
- 交付（こうふ） (交付): issuance, handing over (a document)
- 記載（きさい） (記載): statement, entry in a document
- 原本（げんぽん） (原本): original document
- 押印（おういん） (押印): affixing a seal or stamp
- 義務（ぎむ） (義務): obligation, duty
In-lesson practice
- Contract Terms and Clauses — Exercises (6 questions)
Related JLPT N3 quizzes
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Frequently asked questions
- What does 「契約書（けいやくしょ）」 mean in this lesson?
- written contract
- What does 「条項（じょうこう）」 mean in this lesson?
- clause, article
- What does 「特約（とくやく）」 mean in this lesson?
- special clause, special agreement
- What does 「賃貸借（ちんたいしゃく）」 mean in this lesson?
- lease, rental agreement
- What does 「解約（かいやく）」 mean in this lesson?
- cancellation, termination of a contract
- What does 「違約金（いやくきん）」 mean in this lesson?
- penalty for breach of contract
- What does 「禁止（きんし）」 mean in this lesson?
- prohibition, banned
- What does 「承諾（しょうだく）」 mean in this lesson?
- consent, agreement
- What does 「効力（こうりょく）」 mean in this lesson?
- effect, validity
- What does 「交付（こうふ）」 mean in this lesson?
- issuance, handing over (a document)
- What does 「記載（きさい）」 mean in this lesson?
- statement, entry in a document
- What does 「原本（げんぽん）」 mean in this lesson?
- original document
- What does 「押印（おういん）」 mean in this lesson?
- affixing a seal or stamp
- What does 「義務（ぎむ）」 mean in this lesson?
- obligation, duty
- 契約の更新（ ）、更新料が発生します。
- A change that comes together with another change takes に伴い.
- 契約書第5条（ ）、ペットの飼育が禁止されています。
- Formal において points to the place in the document where the rule is written.
- 解約の際は、一か月前に書面で通知する（ ）。
- Contract rules end with ものとする, which states a stipulation impersonally.
- 「特約」の読み方として正しいものはどれですか。
- 特約 is read とくやく and means a special clause added to a standard contract.
- 「違約金」の意味として最も近いものはどれですか。
- 違約金 is the penalty paid when you break the terms of the contract.
- 契約書に意味のわからない条項がありました。最も適切な行動はどれですか。
- You should always ask for an explanation before stamping, because the contract takes effect once stamped.