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精算人 (せいさんにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

精せい算さん人にん

Meanings

1

noun

liquidator

Legal term for a person appointed to wind up a company's affairs, especially in bankruptcy or dissolution.

会かい社しゃが解かい散さんするときは、精せい算さん人にんが財ざい産さんを処しょ分ぶんします。
When a company dissolves, the liquidator disposes of its assets.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
算calculate, divining, number
人person

Similar words

清せい算さん人にん
清算人 is a more common spelling for the same meaning; 精算人 is a variant using 精 (refine/calculate) instead of 清 (clear/liquidate).

Etymology

Compound of 精算 (せいさん, 'precise calculation' or 'adjustment of accounts') + 人 (にん, 'person'). The kanji 精 suggests careful calculation, fitting the role of settling accounts.