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日照権 (nisshouken) Japanese meaning: right to sunlight | Kotomora
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If a new apartment building is constructed, there is a possibility that our right to sunlight will be infringed.
Residents filed a lawsuit to protect their right to sunlight.
Kanji 照 illuminate, shine, compare 権 authority, power, rights Related words 日ひ 当あ たり 日当たり refers to the actual amount of sunlight a place receives, while 日照権 is the legal right to that sunlight.
採さい 光こう 権けん 採光権 is a broader right to natural lighting indoors, often used in building standards, whereas 日照権 specifically concerns obstruction by neighboring structures.
Etymology Compound of 日照 (にっしょう, 'sunlight') and 権 (けん, 'right'). A modern legal term.
