領有|りょうゆうryouyuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpossession (esp. of a territory)
Conjugation
Dictionary form領有する(りょうゆうする)
Polite (masu)領有します(りょうゆうします)
Negative (nai)領有しない(りょうゆうしない)
polite (masen)領有しません(りょうゆうしません)
classical zu / nu領有せず・領有せぬ(りょうゆうせず・りょうゆうせぬ)
Past (ta)領有した(りょうゆうした)
polite (mashita)領有しました(りょうゆうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)領有しなかった(りょうゆうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)領有しませんでした(りょうゆうしませんでした)
Te form領有して(りょうゆうして)
Potential領有できる(りょうゆうできる)
Passive領有される(りょうゆうされる)
Causative領有させる(りょうゆうさせる)
Causative passive領有させられる(りょうゆうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)領有すれば(りょうゆうすれば)
tara領有したら(りょうゆうしたら)
Volitional領有しよう(りょうゆうしよう)
polite (mashou)領有しましょう(りょうゆうしましょう)
Imperative領有しろ(りょうゆうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym所有しょゆうNeutralNeutral, widely used word for ownership; 「領有」 is limited to holding land or territory.
  • Synonym占有せんゆうWrittenWritten/formal, legal term for exclusive possession; 「領有」 leans toward territory.
  • Synonym有するゆうするWrittenWritten/formal verb meaning to have or possess; 「領有」 is a noun with a territorial slant.
  • Synonym領するりょうするWrittenWritten/formal verb for possessing or receiving something; 「領有」 is a noun that refers to holding land or territory.
  • Related保有ほゆうWrittenWritten/formal term for holding things like shares or nuclear weapons; 「領有」 centers on possession of land and territory.
  • Related所持しょじNeutralNeutral word for actually having or carrying something, as in 「拳銃所持」; 「領有」 concerns possession of land.
  • Related擁するようするWrittenWritten/formal verb for having or commanding, as in 「大軍を擁する」; 「領有」 is about land and territory.
  • Related占めるしめるNeutralNeutral verb for occupying a share, seat or position; 「領有」 means possession of territory.
  • Related所蔵しょぞうWrittenWritten/formal term for owning a collection, as in 「美術館所蔵」; 「領有」 is about territory.
  • Antonym放棄ほうきWrittenWritten/formal antonym: giving up or renouncing a right, the opposite of holding as in 「領有」.
  • Antonym譲渡じょうとWrittenWritten/formal antonym: transferring property or rights to another, the opposite of 「領有」.

Use 「領有」 for possession of land or territory, as in 「領有権」. For general ownership pick 「所有」, for holding shares or weapons 「保有」 or 「所持」, for collections 「所蔵」. The opposites are 「放棄」 and 「譲渡」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. (土地とちなどを)自分じぶんのものとして所有しょゆうすること。
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