法人

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 法人 is read as ほうじん and is a noun for an organization recognized as a legal entity with rights and obligations.
• Basic usage: Legal status appears in 法人として登録される, while identifying details appear in 法人の名称と所在地.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 個人
  • 個人 is a natural person; 法人 is an organization treated as a legal subject.
• Not limited to companies
  • Corporation may fit some contexts, but an organization that is not a company may also be a 法人, making legal entity the broader rendering.