所有者(しょゆうしゃ)

しょゆうしゃ
noun
owner; proprietor
1. owner; proprietor
The person or entity that legally owns something, particularly property, land, vehicles, or other assets. A formal, often legal or administrative term.
土地(とち)の所有者(しょゆうしゃ)を調(しら)べる。
To look up the owner of the land.
この車(くるま)の所有者(しょゆうしゃ)は誰(だれ)ですか。
Who is the owner of this car?
建物(たてもの)の所有者(しょゆうしゃ)が変(か)わったため、管理(かんり)会社(がいしゃ)も新(あたら)しくなった。
Since the building's owner changed, the management company was also replaced.

Composed of 所有(しょゆう) (ownership, possession) + 者(しゃ) (person). A formal term used in legal, administrative, and business contexts to indicate the legal owner of property or assets.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 土地(とち)の所有者(しょゆうしゃ): landowner
  • 著作権(ちょさくけん)所有者(しょゆうしゃ): copyright holder
  • 所有者(しょゆうしゃ)不明(ふめい): owner unknown
  • 所有者(しょゆうしゃ)変更(へんこう): change of ownership

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 持(も)ち主(ぬし): owner — more colloquial and everyday; can refer to owners of everyday items as well as abstract qualities
  • オーナー: owner — loanword, commonly used for business or property owners in casual contexts
  • 所持者(しょじしゃ): holder, possessor — refers to someone who has something in their possession, not necessarily ownership
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