公こう立りつ大だい学がく

noun

public university

A university established and operated by a prefectural or municipal government, as opposed to a national (国立) or private (私立) university.

• 彼かれは地じ元もとの公こう立りつ大だい学がくに進しん学がくした。

  He went on to a local public university.

• 公こう立りつ大だい学がくの学がく費ひは私し立りつより安やすいことが多おおい。

  Tuition at public universities is often cheaper than at private ones.