借家人(しゃくやにん)

しゃくやにん
noun
tenant; renter
1. tenant; renter; lessee
A person who rents and lives in a house or apartment that belongs to someone else. Used especially in legal and real estate contexts.
借家人(しゃくやにん)の権利(けんり)は法律(ほうりつ)で守(まも)られている。
Tenants' rights are protected by law.
新(あたら)しい借家人(しゃくやにん)が入居(にゅうきょ)した。
A new tenant moved in.
大家(おおや)と借家人(しゃくやにん)の間(あいだ)でトラブルが起(お)きた。
A dispute arose between the landlord and the tenant.

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)

REGISTER:
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.

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Added 2026.3.14 10:36 · Revised 2026.3.31 12:49
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