会 員 権(かいいんけん)

かいいんけん

noun

membership; membership rights

1. membership; membership rights

A legal right to use a club's facilities, especially a golf course, resort, or fitness club. In Japan often a transferable asset that can be bought, sold, or inherited.

ゴルフの会員権(かいいんけん)を買(か)った。

I bought a golf membership.

会員権(かいいんけん)の価格(かかく)が下(さ)がっている。

Membership prices are falling.

リゾートクラブの会員権(かいいんけん)を譲(ゆず)り受(う)けた。

I took over a resort club membership from someone.

Compound of 会員(かいいん) (member) + 権(けん) (right). In Japan, particularly associated with golf course memberships, which historically functioned as financial assets and traded at high prices during the bubble economy.

Common collocations

ゴルフ会員権(かいいんけん): golf membership
会員権(かいいんけん)を買(か)う / 売(う)る: to buy/sell a membership
会員権(かいいんけん)相場(そうば): market price of memberships
法人(ほうじん)会員権(かいいんけん): corporate membership

Similar words

会員(かいいん): member — the person, not the right
メンバーシップ: membership — loanword; more often used for digital subscriptions

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Added 2026.6.3 12:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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