Guarantor and Insurance
Understand why a guarantor is required, what a guarantee company costs, and which risks fire insurance does and does not cover.
N3 Topic-Based Conversation — Renting & Real Estate Negotiation · All lessons · All courses
Vocabulary
- 保証人（ほしょうにん） (保証人): guarantor
- 連帯保証人（れんたいほしょうにん） (連帯保証人): joint guarantor
- 保証会社（ほしょうがいしゃ） (保証会社): guarantee company
- 保証料（ほしょうりょう） (保証料): guarantee fee
- 緊急連絡先（きんきゅうれんらくさき） (緊急連絡先): emergency contact
- 火災保険（かさいほけん） (火災保険): fire insurance
- 補償（ほしょう） (補償): compensation, coverage
- 加入（かにゅう） (加入): joining, subscribing to insurance
- 審査（しんさ） (審査): screening, examination
- 収入（しゅうにゅう） (収入): income
- 証明書（しょうめいしょ） (証明書): certificate, written proof
- 親族（しんぞく） (親族): relative, family member
- 依頼（いらい） (依頼): request, asking someone to do something
- 負担（ふたん） (負担): burden, cost borne by someone
In-lesson practice
- Guarantor and Insurance — Exercises (6 questions)
Related JLPT N3 quizzes
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 22 (7 questions)
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- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 20 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 19 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 18 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 17 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 16 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 15 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 14 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 13 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 12 (5 questions)
- JLPT N3 – Listening Exercise 11 (5 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「保証人（ほしょうにん）」 mean in this lesson?
- guarantor
- What does 「連帯保証人（れんたいほしょうにん）」 mean in this lesson?
- joint guarantor
- What does 「保証会社（ほしょうがいしゃ）」 mean in this lesson?
- guarantee company
- What does 「保証料（ほしょうりょう）」 mean in this lesson?
- guarantee fee
- What does 「緊急連絡先（きんきゅうれんらくさき）」 mean in this lesson?
- emergency contact
- What does 「火災保険（かさいほけん）」 mean in this lesson?
- fire insurance
- What does 「補償（ほしょう）」 mean in this lesson?
- compensation, coverage
- What does 「加入（かにゅう）」 mean in this lesson?
- joining, subscribing to insurance
- What does 「審査（しんさ）」 mean in this lesson?
- screening, examination
- What does 「収入（しゅうにゅう）」 mean in this lesson?
- income
- What does 「証明書（しょうめいしょ）」 mean in this lesson?
- certificate, written proof
- What does 「親族（しんぞく）」 mean in this lesson?
- relative, family member
- What does 「依頼（いらい）」 mean in this lesson?
- request, asking someone to do something
- What does 「負担（ふたん）」 mean in this lesson?
- burden, cost borne by someone
- 親族が立てられない場合は、保証会社を利用（ ）。
- する becomes せざるを得ない, so the polite form is せざるを得ません.
- 保証料は収入（ ）変わります。
- The fee changes to match differences in income, so に応じて is correct.
- 一年で家賃が三倍になるなんて、普通はあり（ ）。
- あり得ない is a fixed expression meaning 'cannot possibly be'.
- 「連帯保証人」の読み方として正しいものはどれですか。
- 連帯保証人 is read れんたいほしょうにん.
- 「補償」の意味として最も近いものはどれですか。
- 補償 means compensating for damage, usually through insurance.
- 大家さんに「親族の保証人が必要です」と言われましたが、日本に親族がいません。最も適切な返事はどれですか。
- Asking about the guarantee company is the practical and polite solution. Pretending a friend is a relative would be dishonest.