How to say "commons" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe borrowed English word, covering both the general sense of commons as shared resources and the sense of common land; it is used much as in English, especially in academic and specialized writing.
- 入会地いりあいちnounA legal term for common land: land that residents of a village or community hold traditional rights to use in common; it does not cover the figurative sense of shared resources.
Both are less common choices: use 「コモンズ」 for the broader sense of commons as shared resources, especially in academic or specialized contexts, and 入会地 for common land held under traditional community use rights.
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