私

Meaning

私 centers on what belongs to the self: something private or personal. The first-person pronoun senses (I, me) are natural extensions of that self-focused idea.

• 私わたし
  N5

  I; me

• 私あたし
  N1

  I; me

• 私立しりつ
  N3

  private (establishment)

• 私的してき

  private; personal

• 私服しふく

  ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; casual wear; mufti

• 私物しぶつ
  N1

  private property; personal belongings; personal effects

• 私生活しせいかつ

  private life

• 私学しがく

  private (non-governmental) school (college, university)

• 私鉄してつ
  N3

  private railway

• 公私こうし
  N1

  public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives

• 私大しだい

  private university

• 私用しよう
  N1

  personal use; private use

• 私見しけん

  personal opinion

• 私事しじ

  personal affairs; private matter

• 私設しせつ

  private

• 私有しゆう
  N1

  private ownership

• 私邸してい

  private residence

• 私企業しきぎょう

  private enterprise

• 私語しご

  whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)

• 私費しひ
  N1

  private expense

• 私書箱ししょばこ

  post office box

• 私塾しじゅく

  small private school (esp. for cramming)

• 私文書しぶんしょ

  private document

• 私案しあん

  private plan; one's own plan

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