在 留 権(ざいりゅうけん)

ざいりゅうけん

noun

right of residence; residency right

legal

1. right of residence; residency right

The legal right of a foreign national to reside in a country. In Japan, this is governed by immigration law and tied to specific visa categories.

在留権(ざいりゅうけん)を取得(しゅとく)する。

To obtain residency rights.

在留権(ざいりゅうけん)の更新(こうしん)手続(てつづ)きを行(おこな)った。

I completed the procedure to renew my residency right.

永住(えいじゅう)在留権(ざいりゅうけん)を持(も)つ外国人(がいこくじん)は、日本(にほん)で自由(じゆう)に働(はたら)くことができる。

Foreign nationals with permanent residency rights can work freely in Japan.

Combines 在留(ざいりゅう) (residing, staying) and 権(けん) (right). Particularly relevant for foreign nationals living in Japan, as residency status is closely tied to visa categories and determines what activities a person can engage in.

Common collocations

在留権(ざいりゅうけん)を取得(しゅとく)する: to obtain residency rights
在留権(ざいりゅうけん)を失(うしな)う: to lose residency rights
永住(えいじゅう)在留権(ざいりゅうけん): permanent residency right
在留権(ざいりゅうけん)の更新(こうしん): renewal of residency right

Related words

在留(ざいりゅう)カード: residence card (ID card for foreign residents in Japan)
在留(ざいりゅう)資格(しかく): residence status; visa status
永住権(えいじゅうけん): permanent residency
入国(にゅうこく)管理局(かんりきょく): immigration bureau

Related Words

Related: 在留(ざいりゅう)カード (residence card)

Related: 在留(ざいりゅう)資格(しかく) (residence status)

Related: 永住権(えいじゅうけん) (permanent residency)

Related: 入国管理局(にゅうこくかんりきょく) (immigration bureau)

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Added 2026.5.3 23:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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