JLPT N2Kanji compounds
契約
Readingけいやくkeiyaku
- Meaning
- 当事者間で守るべき約束を取り決めて結ぶこと
- Explanation
- 「契約（けいやく）」means deciding on and concluding a promise to be kept between the parties involved. It is used as in「契約を結ぶ」(to make a contract). It refers to a formal promise with legal binding force, distinguished from a casual arrangement like c4.
- Examples
- 契約を結ぶ
Original Japanese explanation
「契約（けいやく）」は、当事者の間で守るべき約束を取り決めて結ぶことです。「契約を結ぶ」のように使います。法的な拘束力を持つ正式な約束を指し、c4 のような軽い取り決めとは区別されます。
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