店子|たなこtanako[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter

• Synonym借り主かりぬしNeutralBroader than 「店子」: the party who borrows money or things, or rents housing; not limited to renting a home or shop.
• Synonym借り手かりてNeutralThe borrowing or renting party — money, things or housing. More modern and general than 「店子」.
• SynonymテナントNeutralLoanword for tenants of shopping malls and office buildings; businesses and shops alike; leans to commercial property.
• Synonym借家人しゃくやにんWrittenWritten, legal-leaning term for a person renting someone else's house to live in.
• Synonym借り受け人かりうけにんWrittenWritten term, mostly in legal documents, for a person who borrows money or goods to use.
• Synonym店借りたながりNeutralRenting a house or shop from another; can also mean the renter, i.e. 「店子」. Old-fashioned, rarely used today.
• Synonym店借NeutralAnother writing of 「店借り」: renting a house, or the person who rents one; old-fashioned.
• Related下宿人げしゅくにんNeutralA lodger who boards in someone else's home on a monthly basis; often a student.
• Antonym大家おおやNeutralThe landlord who owns the rented house — the opposite of the tenant, 「店子」.
• Antonym家主やぬしWrittenWritten term for the owner of a house; the counterpart of the tenant 「店子」.

Use 「店子」 for a tenant renting a house to live or do business in; it is old-fashioned and often paired with 「大家」. Today 「借り手」 is the usual word, 「借家人」 in written prose, and 「テナント」 for mall or office tenants. The opposites are 「大家」 and 「家主」.

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1. 借家しゃくやを借かり、そこで生活せいかつ、営業えいぎょうするもの。