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用益権 (youekiken) Japanese meaning: usufructuary right | Kotomora

用よう益えき権けん

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Meanings

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usufructuary right

A legal right to use and enjoy the benefits of another's property without damaging or altering it. Domain-specific term used in civil law contexts.

用よう益えき権けんは、他た人にんの土と地ちを利り用ようして収しゅう益えきを得

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A usufructuary right is the right to use another person's land and derive profit from it.

Kanji

用utilize, business, service
益benefit, gain, profit
権authority, power, rights

Related words

地ち上じょう権けん
地上権 is a right to use land for building or planting, while 用益権 is a broader right to use and enjoy the fruits of another's property.
使し用よう貸たい借しゃく
使用貸借 is a gratuitous loan for use, whereas 用益権 is a real right that can be more extensive and may involve profit.

Built from

用よう益えき+権けん

Etymology

Compound of 用 (use), 益 (benefit), and 権 (right). A direct translation of the Western legal concept 'usufruct', likely coined during the modernization of Japanese law in the Meiji period.