契 約 先(けいやくさき)

けいやくさき

noun

contract partner; contracted party; client

1. contract partner; contracted party; company or person one has a contract with

The other party in a contractual relationship — the company, organization, or individual with whom one has signed an agreement. Used in business, employment, and service contexts.

契約先(けいやくさき)を変更(へんこう)したい。

I want to change my contract partner.

新(あたら)しい契約先(けいやくさき)が見(み)つかった。

We found a new contract partner.

契約先(けいやくさき)との打(う)ち合(あ)わせのために来週(らいしゅう)出張(しゅっちょう)する予定(よてい)だ。

I'm scheduled to travel on business next week for a meeting with the contract partner.

Combines 契約(けいやく) (contract) and 先(さき) (destination, counterpart). The 〜先(さき) suffix is productive in business Japanese, indicating the other party or destination in a relationship.

Common collocations

契約先(けいやくさき)を探(さが)す: to look for a contract partner
契約先(けいやくさき)を変更(へんこう)する: to change one's contracted party
契約先(けいやくさき)の企業(きぎょう): the contracted company
主(おも)な契約先(けいやくさき): main contract partners

RELATED 〜先(さき) COMPOUNDS:

取引先(とりひきさき): business partner, client — a company one does business with (broader than 契約先(けいやくさき))
勤務先(きんむさき): place of employment
連絡先(れんらくさき): contact information
仕入(しい)れ先(さき): supplier, purchasing source

Similar words

取引先(とりひきさき): business partner — broader, referring to any company one has business dealings with, not necessarily through a formal contract
契約(けいやく)相手(あいて): contracting party — more explicitly refers to the other side in a contract, whereas 契約先(けいやくさき) is more concise

Related Words

Compare: 取引先(とりひきさき) (business partner)

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Added 2026.4.18 23:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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