財団法人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
財	団	法	人
ざい Grade: 5	だん Grade: 5	ほう Grade: 4	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
財團法人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 財団(ざいだん) (zaidan, “foundation”) + 法人(ほうじん) (hōjin, “(legal) person, corporate body”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ざいだんほーじん [zàídáń hóꜜòjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡za̠ida̠ɰ̃ ho̞ːʑĩɴ]

Noun

財(ざい)団(だん)法(ほう)人(じん) • (zaidan hōjin) ^{←ざいだんはふじん (zaidan fafuzin)^?}

incorporated foundation; juridical foundation

See also

社(しゃ)団(だん)法(ほう)人(じん) (shadan hōjin)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “財団法人”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here