借主(かりぬし)

かりぬし
noun
borrower; tenant; lessee
formallegallawmoney
1. borrower; tenant; lessee
The person who borrows money or rents something, such as an apartment, under an agreement. The other party is the lender or landlord, 貸主(かしぬし).
借主(かりぬし)の名前(なまえ)。
The borrower's name.
借主(かりぬし)が家賃(やちん)を払(はら)う。
The tenant pays the rent.
契約書(けいやくしょ)には貸主(かしぬし)と借主(かりぬし)の両方(りょうほう)が署名(しょめい)する。
Both the landlord and the tenant sign the contract.
部屋(へや)を出(で)るとき、借主(かりぬし)は元(もと)の状態(じょうたい)に戻(もど)す義務(ぎむ)がある。
When moving out, the tenant is obliged to restore the room to its original condition.

A word from contracts and real-estate documents. In conversation, a tenant is more often 借(か)りている人(ひと) or, for housing, 入居者(にゅうきょしゃ).

Common collocations

  • 借主(かりぬし)の負担(ふたん): (a cost) borne by the tenant
  • 借主(かりぬし)側(がわ): the tenant's side
  • 貸主(かしぬし)と借主(かりぬし): lender and borrower, landlord and tenant

Similar words

  • 貸主(かしぬし): lender, landlord — the opposite party
  • 債務者(さいむしゃ): debtor — the legal term for someone who owes money
  • 借(か)り手(て): borrower — more general, less formal

Related Words

Compare: 債務者(さいむしゃ) (debtor)
Related: 大家(おおや) (landlord, landlady)
Compare: 家主(やぬし) (landlord, homeowner)
Compare: 貸主(かしぬし) (lender)
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Added 2026.9.28 21:42 · Revised 2026.10.19 9:24
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