property

財産、所有物

土地や建物など、人や組織が所有するもの。

やさしい英語で： Things that belong to a person or organization, including land and buildings.

• This bag is my property.
• The police returned her stolen property.
• Please respect other people’s property.

類義語： possessions, belongings

よく使う表現： private property, personal property, someone’s property

所有物、財産

人や団体が持っている物や財産。

やさしい英語で： Something that belongs to a person, group, or organization.

• These tools are my property.
• Please return any lost property to the office.
• The police found stolen property in his car.

使い方： the property of someone (This bicycle is the property of the school.)

類義語： possessions, belongings

よく使う表現： private property, personal property, stolen property

性質、特性

物や物質の働きや、できることを決める特徴。

やさしい英語で： A feature of a substance or thing that affects how it behaves or what it can do.

• This material has a useful property.
• We studied the chemical properties of water.
• Which property makes this metal useful for wires?

使い方： property of something (One property of copper is its ability to carry electricity.)

類義語： characteristic, feature, attribute

よく使う表現： physical property, chemical property, useful property

所有権

物を所有し、使い、売ることができる法律上の権利。

やさしい英語で： The legal right to own, use, and sell something.

• The law protects the right of property.
• They disputed her property in the land.
• Property in the goods passes to the buyer upon payment.

使い方： property in something (The agreement transfers property in the goods to the buyer.)

類義語： ownership, title

よく使う表現： right of property, property rights, property in something