借家人(しゃくやにん)

借家人(しゃくやにん) is a formal legal term for a person who rents a house or apartment. Compound of 借家(しゃくや) (rented house) + 人(にん) (person).

Common collocations

• 借家人(しゃくやにん)の権利(けんり): tenant's rights
• 借家人(しゃくやにん)保護(ほご): tenant protection
• 借家人(しゃくやにん)賠償(ばいしょう)責任(せきにん)保険(ほけん): tenant liability insurance

Similar words

• 借主(かりぬし): borrower, tenant (less formal, more common in conversation)
• 入居者(にゅうきょしゃ): occupant, resident (neutral)
• 店子(たなこ): tenant (older/literary term)
• 大家(おおや): landlord (antonym)

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Formal and legal. In everyday conversation, 借主(かりぬし) or 入居者(にゅうきょしゃ) is more natural. 借家人(しゃくやにん) appears primarily in legal documents, contracts, and real estate discussions.