# 民法 / Civil Code — 第二節 (Part 3, Chapter 2, Section 2)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第二節 (Part 3, Chapter 2, Section 2) — address `pt-3/ch-2/sec-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-3/ch-2/sec-2
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## 第二節　贈与 — Section 2 Gifts
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>pt-3/ch-2/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/pt-3/ch-2/sec-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/pt-3/ch-2/sec-2</sup>

### 第五百四十九条（贈与） — (Gifts)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-549 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-549 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-549</sup>

    **第一項**  贈与は、当事者の一方がある財産を無償で相手方に与える意思を表示し、相手方が受諾をすることによって、その効力を生ずる。
    <sup>art-549/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-549/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-549/par-1</sup>
    Gifts become effective by the manifestation of intention by one of the parties to give a certain property to the other party at no cost, and the acceptance of the other party of this.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第五百五十条（書面によらない贈与の解除） — (Cancellation of Gift Not in Writing)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-550 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-550 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-550</sup>

    **第一項**  書面によらない贈与は、各当事者が解除をすることができる。ただし、履行の終わった部分については、この限りでない。
    <sup>art-550/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-550/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-550/par-1</sup>
    Gifts not in writing may be cancelled by either party; provided, however, that this does not apply to a portion of the gift for which performance has been completed.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第五百五十一条（贈与者の引渡義務等） — (Donor's Obligation to Deliver)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-551 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-551 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-551</sup>

    **第一項**  贈与者は、贈与の目的である物又は権利を、贈与の目的として特定した時の状態で引き渡し、又は移転することを約したものと推定する。
    <sup>art-551/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-551/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-551/par-1</sup>
    The donor is presumed to have promised to deliver or transfer the thing or right that is the subject of the gift, while maintaining its condition on the time when it is specified as the subject of the gift.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  負担付贈与については、贈与者は、その負担の限度において、売主と同じく担保の責任を負う。
    <sup>art-551/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-551/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-551/par-2</sup>
    With respect to gifts with burden, the donor provides the same warranty as that of a seller, to the extent of that burden.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第五百五十二条（定期贈与） — (Periodic Gifts)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-552 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-552 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-552</sup>

    **第一項**  定期の給付を目的とする贈与は、贈与者又は受贈者の死亡によって、その効力を失う。
    <sup>art-552/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-552/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-552/par-1</sup>
    A gift that is to be delivered periodically ceases to be effective on the death of the donor or the donee.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第五百五十三条（負担付贈与） — (Gifts with Burden)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-553 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-553 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-553</sup>

    **第一項**  負担付贈与については、この節に定めるもののほか、その性質に反しない限り、双務契約に関する規定を準用する。
    <sup>art-553/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-553/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-553/par-1</sup>
    With respect to gifts with burden, beyond what is provided for in this Section, the provisions regarding bilateral contracts apply mutatis mutandis, to the extent those provisions are not inconsistent with the nature of gifts with burden.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第五百五十四条（死因贈与） — (Gifts on Donor's Death)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-554 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-554 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-554</sup>

    **第一項**  贈与者の死亡によって効力を生ずる贈与については、その性質に反しない限り、遺贈に関する規定を準用する。
    <sup>art-554/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-554/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-554/par-1</sup>
    With respect to gifts that become effective on the death of the donor, the provisions regarding bequests apply mutatis mutandis, to the extent they are not inconsistent with the nature of gifts that become effective on the death of the donor.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11