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For Life
2009.09.10

Here are two good reasons why people in Japan don't move more often!

Today's Lesson
KEY MONEY / DEPOSIT   礼金/敷金

Explanation

  • In Japan, key money is an amount of money that a new tenant gives to a landlord before moving in, as “thanks” for being allowed to rent an apartment, house, etc.

    A deposit is an amount of money that a new tenant gives to a landlord before moving in and that will be returned to the tenant after moving out if nothing has been damaged.
  • 日本で key money と言うと、新しい入居者がアパートや家などを貸してくれることに対する感謝の気持ちとして、入居する前に家主に払うお金、つまり、礼金のことです。

    deposit は、新しい入居者が入居する前に家主に払い、何も損傷していなければ、立ち退いた後にその人に返還されるお金、つまり、敷金のことです。

KEY MONEY / DEPOSIT

examples

  1. (newspaper ad)
    All apartments are furnished (= come with furniture), and we don't require key money.
  2. Before you can move in, you'll have to pay the first and last month's rent in advance, plus one month's rent for a deposit and another month's rent as key money.
  3. When I moved out, I only got $250 of my deposit back.

英会話レッスンEnjoy the day!