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村有 (そんゆう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

村そん有ゆう

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Meanings

1

noun

village-owned; village property

Used in administrative or legal contexts to describe land, buildings, or assets owned by a village or rural municipality.

この土と地ちは村そん有ゆう地ちです。
This land is village-owned land.
村そん有ゆう林りんの管かん理りについて話はなし合あった。
We discussed the management of the village-owned forest.

Kanji

村village, town
有possess, have, exist

Similar words

国こく有ゆう
国有 means 'state-owned' or 'national property', referring to assets owned by the national government, while 村有 refers specifically to village-level ownership.
公こう有ゆう
公有 is a broader term for 'publicly owned' by any public entity (national, prefectural, municipal), whereas 村有 is limited to village ownership.

Etymology

Compound of 村 (village) and 有 (possession, ownership). The reading そんゆう follows standard on'yomi.