所有|しょゆうshoyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpossession; ownership
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 所有する(しょゆうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 所有します(しょゆうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 所有しない(しょゆうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 所有しません(しょゆうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 所有せず・所有せぬ(しょゆうせず・しょゆうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 所有した(しょゆうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 所有しました(しょゆうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 所有しなかった(しょゆうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 所有しませんでした(しょゆうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 所有して(しょゆうして) |
| Potential | 所有できる(しょゆうできる) |
| Passive | 所有される(しょゆうされる) |
| Causative | 所有させる(しょゆうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 所有させられる(しょゆうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 所有すれば(しょゆうすれば) |
| tara | 所有したら(しょゆうしたら) |
| Volitional | 所有しよう(しょゆうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 所有しましょう(しょゆうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 所有しろ(しょゆうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym保有ほゆうWrittenWritten word for holding on to something over time — stocks, qualifications, records. It stresses keeping what you have, while 「所有」 stresses ownership itself.
- Synonym所持しょじNeutralNeutral term for actually having something on you or under your control — ID, contraband — and it can cover things kept at home too. 「所有」 is legal ownership.
- Synonym領有りょうゆうWrittenWritten word for holding territory or land, common in international-relations and historical writing. For ordinary possessions use 「所有」.
- Synonym有するゆうするWrittenFormal written verb for having rights, abilities, traits and other abstractions. 「所有する」 is mostly limited to owning things.
- Synonym占有せんゆうWrittenWritten term for holding something exclusively under your control. In law it is distinct from 「所有」: ownership is the right, 「占有」 is factual control.
- Synonym所蔵しょぞうNeutralKeeping something as part of a collection — libraries, museums, collectors with books and artworks. For ordinary ownership use 「所有」.
- Related有ゆうWrittenRarely used alone; mostly a prefix or in pairs like 「有と無」, and short for a limited company. For everyday possession use 「所有」 or 「持つ」.
- Related財産ざいさんNeutralThe money, land and other assets themselves — the concrete things owned. 「所有」 is the act or relationship of owning them.
- Related資産しさんNeutralProperty held by individuals or companies; an accounting term often set against liabilities. More economic and bookkeeping-flavored than 「財産」.
- Related持つもつNeutralThe everyday word for having, also for holding or carrying things. In speech, owning a house or car is 「持つ」; 「所有」 sounds formal.
- Related擁するようするWrittenWritten verb for having sizable things — talent, troops, vast resources, grand facilities like 「大邸宅を擁する」. Can also mean to embrace.
- Related持ち物もちものNeutralThings you carry or your personal belongings — everyday and concrete. 「所有」 is the formal ownership relation, not for items on your person.
- Related身代しんだいWrittenOld-fashioned word for a person's or family's whole fortune, also one's livelihood. Modern speech says 「財産」; survives in set phrases like 「身代を潰す」.
- RelatedプロパティNeutralLoanword used mainly in real estate and, in computing, for attributes. Not used in everyday talk about ownership — say 「所有」 or 「財産」.
- Related所有物しょゆうぶつNeutralThe items someone owns — concrete things. 「所有」 names the ownership relationship, as in 「所有権」 and 「所有者」.
- Related所有地しょゆうちNeutralLand you hold title to — one concrete object of 「所有」. For property in general use 「所有」 or 「所有物」.
- Related領するりょうするWrittenArchaic written word for taking land and the like as your own; can also mean to receive. Rare today — say 「所有する」 or 「持つ」.
- Antonym無所有WrittenThe opposite of 「所有」: the state of owning nothing, found in Buddhist and philosophical writing, stressing letting go of possessions.
For ownership in formal or legal contexts use 「所有」; in daily conversation say 「持つ」. Use 「所持」 for carrying things on you, 「保有」 for holding on to stocks or qualifications, 「所蔵」 for collections, and 「財産」 for the assets themselves. 「資産」 is the accounting term, 「領有」 territory, and 「擁する」「有する」 are written verbs for grand or abstract holdings.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


