買主(かいぬし)

かいぬし
noun
buyer; purchaser
formallegalbusinesslaw
1. buyer; purchaser (in a sale)
The party who buys in a sale, especially in a contract, real estate deal, or legal document. The counterpart of the seller, 売主(うりぬし).
買主(かいぬし)が代金(だいきん)を支払(しはら)う。
The buyer pays the price.
契約書(けいやくしょ)には売主(うりぬし)と買主(かいぬし)の名前(なまえ)が書(か)いてある。
The contract has the names of the seller and the buyer written on it.
物件(ぶっけん)の引(ひ)き渡(わた)しが終(お)わると、所有権(しょゆうけん)は売主(うりぬし)から買主(かいぬし)に移(うつ)る。
Once the property has been handed over, ownership passes from the seller to the buyer.

A term from contracts, real estate, and law. In everyday speech, 買(か)い手(て) (buyer) or お客(きゃく)さん is more natural.

Common collocations

  • 売主(うりぬし)と買主(かいぬし): seller and buyer
  • 買主(かいぬし)負担(ふたん): paid by the buyer
  • 買主(かいぬし)側(がわ): the buyer's side

Watch out

Same reading as 飼(か)い主(ぬし) (the owner of a pet). The kanji tell them apart: 買(か)う "buy" vs 飼(か)う "keep (an animal)".

Related Words

Compare: 売主(うりぬし) (seller)
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Added 2026.10.11 3:50 · Revised 2026.10.12 10:59
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