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用益物権 (ようえきぶっけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
usufruct
A legal term referring to the right to use and enjoy the fruits or profits of property belonging to another, as long as the property itself is not damaged or altered. Used in civil law contexts.
民みん
法ぽう
に
は
、
用よう
益えき
物ぶっ
権けん
と
し
て
地ち
上じょう
権けん
や
永えい
小こ
作さく
権けん
が
規き
定てい
さ
れ
て
いる
。
The Civil Code stipulates superficies and emphyteusis as types of usufruct.
Kanji 用 utilize, business, service 権 authority, power, rights Similar words 地ち 上じょう 権けん A specific type of usufruct (用益物権) that grants the right to use land for constructing buildings or other structures.
永えい 小こ 作さく 権けん Another specific usufruct right allowing long-term cultivation or livestock farming on another's land.
Etymology Compound of 用益 (ようえき, 'use and benefit') and 物権 (ぶっけん, 'real right'). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of usufruct, adopted into Japanese civil law.
