賃貸

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 賃貸, read ちんたい, means letting someone use property or an item in exchange for payment.
• Basic usage: It is used when looking for a rental home or discussing an agreement to let out a vacant warehouse.
  • 駅に近い賃貸住宅を探して不動産店を訪ねた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Lending side compared with 賃借
  • 賃貸する describes letting something out for payment, while 賃借する describes renting it for payment.