破産者(はさんしゃ)

はさんしゃ
noun
bankrupt person; person in bankruptcy
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1. bankrupt person; person who has filed for or been declared bankrupt
A person who has been legally declared bankrupt by a court, or who is in the process of bankruptcy proceedings. Used in legal, financial, and news contexts rather than everyday conversation.
破産者(はさんしゃ)が増(ふ)えている。
The number of people filing for bankruptcy is increasing.
破産者(はさんしゃ)は法律(ほうりつ)で一定(いってい)の制限(せいげん)を受(う)ける。
Bankrupt persons are subject to certain legal restrictions.
裁判所(さいばんしょ)は彼(かれ)を破産者(はさんしゃ)と認(みと)め、手続(てつづ)きが始(はじ)まった。
The court recognized him as a bankrupt person and proceedings began.

Composed of 破産(はさん) (bankruptcy) and the suffix 〜者(しゃ) (person). A legal and financial term that appears mainly in news reports, court documents, and formal discussion of personal or corporate insolvency rather than in casual speech.

Common collocations

  • 破産者(はさんしゃ)になる: to become bankrupt
  • 破産者(はさんしゃ)の数(かず): the number of bankrupt persons
  • 破産者(はさんしゃ)名簿(めいぼ): list/register of bankrupt persons
  • 自己(じこ)破産者(はさんしゃ): person who has filed for personal bankruptcy

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Compare: 債務者(さいむしゃ) (debtor)
Compare: 倒産(とうさん) (corporate bankruptcy, going out…)
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Added 2026.4.13 4:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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