伝貰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
チョンセ
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
傳貰 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 전세(傳貰) (jeonse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕõ̞ɰ̃se̞]

Noun

伝貰(チョンセ) • (chonse

  1. (real estate) jeonse (a form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit)
    Coordinate terms: 月貰 (woruse), 半伝貰 (banchonse), 朔月貰 (saguruse)