Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

差配人 (sahainin) Japanese meaning: land agent | Kotomora

差さ配はい人にん

さ

は

い

に

ん

Meanings

1

land agent; house agent; real estate agent

A person who manages or acts as an agent for land or property, often in a legal or business context.

彼かれは地じ元もとの差さ配はい人にんとして、多おおくの土と地ち取とり引ひきを扱あつかっている

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
配distribute, spouse, exile
人person

Related words

不ふ動どう産さん屋や
不動産屋 is a more common, everyday term for a real estate agent or agency, while 差配人 is a more formal or legal term for a land or property agent.

Etymology

Compound of 差配 (sahai, 'management, direction') + 人 (nin, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a person who manages or acts as an agent for land or property.

。

As a local land agent, he handles many property transactions.