How to say 'Ownership' in Japanese | 所有

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The Japanese word for Ownership is 'Shoyuu', written as 所有 in Japanese.'Ownership' in hiragana is しょゆう.

word

所有

Meaning

Ownership

Reading

しょゆう

shoyuu

Kanji

所Place 有Exist

Explanation

The Japanese noun '所有 (しょゆう)' refers to the state or right of owning something. It is commonly used in legal, formal, or everyday contexts to describe possession or ownership of property, assets, or items. For example: The ownership of this land is unclear「この土地の所有は不明です」(このとちのしょゆうはふめいです). He transferred the ownership of the car to his son「彼は車の所有権を息子に譲りました」(かれはくるまのしょゆうけんをむすこにゆずりました). Note that '所有' often appears in compound words like '所有権 (しょゆうけん)' (ownership rights) or '所有物 (しょゆうぶつ)' (possessions).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1378

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 所有

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

所

Meaning

Place

kanji

有

Meaning

Exist

Words Related to 所有 Through the Kanji 所

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 所 as well.

word

所

Meaning

Place

word

場所

Meaning

Place

word

便所

Meaning

Toilet

word

所為

Meaning

Fault

word

事務所

Meaning

Office

word

所得

Meaning

Income

word

洗面所

Meaning

Washroom

word

停留所

Meaning

Stop

word

箇所

Meaning

Point, Place

word

近所

Meaning

Neighborhood

word

市役所

Meaning

City hall

word

区役所

Meaning

Ward office

word

住所

Meaning

Address

word

現住所

Meaning

Current address

word

役所

Meaning

Government, Office

word

所属

Meaning

Affiliation

word

台所

Meaning

Kitchen

word

裁判所

Meaning

Court

word

至る所

Meaning

Everywhere

word

刑務所

Meaning

Prison

word

所在

Meaning

Location

word

余所

Meaning

Elsewhere

word

長所

Meaning

Strength

word

短所

Meaning

Weakness

word

所々

Meaning

Parts, Spots

word

名所

Meaning

Famous place

word

発電所

Meaning

Power plant

word

派出所

Meaning

Police box

Words Related to 所有 Through the Kanji 有

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 有 as well.

word

有る

Meaning

Exist

word

有名

Meaning

Famous

word

有り難う

Meaning

Thanks

word

有効

Meaning

Effective

word

有する

Meaning

Possess

word

有りのまま

Meaning

As it is

word

Meaning

Sharing, Joint ownership

word

有り難い

Meaning

Rare, Grateful

word

有力

Meaning

Influential

word

保有

Meaning

Possession

word

有利

Meaning

Advantageous

word

固有

Meaning

Inherent

word

有

Meaning

Existence

word

有無

Meaning

Existence, Non existence

word

有料

Meaning

Fee

word

有能

Meaning

Capable

word

有機

Meaning

Organic

word

有益

Meaning

Beneficial

word

有限

Meaning

Limited

word

有り様

Meaning

State, Condition

word

特有

Meaning

Unique

word

有害

Meaning

Harmful

word

有り

Meaning

Existence

word

有望

Meaning

Promising

word

有毒

Meaning

Poisonous

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