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法人

法人

Chinese

 
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(法人)

Noun

法人

  1. corporate person; legal entity; legal person
  2. lawyer; person in a law-related profession

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4
じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

法人 (hiragana ほうじん, romaji hōjin)

  1. A corporation; an incorporated association. Corporations formed for business purposes are usually referred to specifically as 会社 (かいしゃ, kaisha) or "companies." 法人 refers to all entities with legal personality.

Derived terms

  • 中間法人
  • NPO法人
  • 法人格
  • 法人税