Japanese

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

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Borrowed from Korean 전세(傳貰) (jeonse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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)
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