Translation guide
The process of transferring ownership or control of a business, industry, or service from the government to the private sector.
To express the act of making a state-owned enterprise or service private.
The most common and standard term for privatization, referring to the transfer of management or ownership from public to private hands.
The privatization of the postal service sparked major debate.
The company's performance improved after it was privatized.
Emphasizes the transfer to private ownership, often used in economic or ideological contexts. Less common than 民営化.
The privatization of state assets was promoted.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'to sell to the private sector,' often used when discussing specific transactions.
The government plans to sell the airport to the private sector.
A more casual way to say 'make private,' often used in conversation.
That hospital's service got better after they made it private.
To refer to the outsourcing of government services to private companies.
Specifically means contracting out or outsourcing to the private sector, often used for services like cleaning, security, or IT.
The city switched garbage collection to private contracting.
The loanword 'outsourcing' is commonly used in business contexts, though it may not always imply a shift from public to private.
To describe the opening of a state-controlled industry to private competition.
民営化 (min-ei-ka) is the standard term for privatization in policy and news. 私有化 (shi-yū-ka) is more ideological and emphasizes ownership rather than management. Use 民営化 unless you specifically mean transfer of ownership as property.
The privatization of JR is considered a success story.
Privatization of land is not permitted.
民营 (min-ei) means 'private management' or 'private sector,' not the process of privatization. 民营化 is the process.
More companies are outsourcing their accounting operations.
Deregulation of the electricity market led to a wave of new entrants.
通信分野の自由化が国際競争力を高めた。
Liberalization of the telecommunications sector boosted international competitiveness.