personal property; movable property
Legal term for movable property, as opposed to real estate (不動産). Used in contexts such as inheritance, taxation, and civil law.
相続財産には不動産と動産が含まれる。
The inherited estate includes real estate and personal property.
動産の評価は専門家に依頼した。
We asked an expert to appraise the movable property.
不動産 refers to immovable property like land and buildings, while 動産 refers to movable property such as furniture and vehicles.
real estate; immovable property
unsellable property; real estate with negative value
property insurance
tangible property; tangible personal property
Compound of 動 (movement) and 産 (property), modeled after the Western legal concept of movable property.