🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

個人財産

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kojin zaisan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Personal Property/ˈpɜːrsənl ˈprɒpərti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は個人財産を売却して旅行資金を得た。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Movable items owned by an individual, which are not fixed to land or buildings.

    "The artist sold her personal property, including paintings and sculptures, to fund her new project."
  2. 2

    In legal terms, personal property refers to all property that is not real estate.

    "The court ruled that the personal property of the deceased would be divided among the heirs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'personal property' originates from Middle English, where 'personal' derives from the Latin 'personalis', meaning 'of a person', and 'property' comes from the Latin 'proprietas', meaning 'ownership'. Over time, the term evolved to signify possessions that are owned by individuals as opposed to real estate or communal property.

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