権利者(けんりしゃ)

けんりしゃ
noun
rights holder; person with legal rights
1. rights holder; person entitled to legal rights
A person or entity that holds specific legal rights, such as property rights, copyrights, patent rights, or other legally recognized entitlements.
権利者(けんりしゃ)の許可(きょか)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Permission from the rights holder is required.
著作(ちょさく)権利者(けんりしゃ)に連絡(れんらく)を取(と)った。
I contacted the copyright holder.
土地(とち)の権利者(けんりしゃ)が不明(ふめい)なため、開発(かいはつ)が進(すす)まない。
Development is not progressing because the land rights holder is unknown.
権利者(けんりしゃ)の同意(どうい)なく作品(さくひん)を使用(しよう)することは法律(ほうりつ)違反(いはん)になる。
Using a work without the rights holder's consent is a violation of the law.

Composed of 権利(けんり) (right, legal right) and 者(しゃ) (person). The suffix ～者(しゃ) creates agent nouns denoting a person in a particular role or with a particular attribute.

This term appears frequently in legal, intellectual property, and real estate contexts. In copyright discussions, 権利者(けんりしゃ) is the standard way to refer to the party whose permission is needed.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 著作(ちょさく)権利者(けんりしゃ): copyright holder
  • 権利者(けんりしゃ)の許可(きょか): permission of the rights holder
  • 権利者(けんりしゃ)の同意(どうい): consent of the rights holder
  • 権利者(けんりしゃ)不明(ふめい): rights holder unknown
  • 権利者(けんりしゃ)に通知(つうち)する: to notify the rights holder

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 著作権者(ちょさくけんしゃ): copyright holder — specifically for copyright, a narrower term
  • 所有者(しょゆうしゃ): owner — the person who owns something; focuses on possession rather than broader legal rights
  • 義務者(ぎむしゃ): obligor, person with obligations — the counterpart to 権利者(けんりしゃ) in legal relationships
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