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民営化 (みんえいか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
privatization ; privatisation
Refers to changing a government-run, public, or state-owned organization or service into one run by private enterprise. Used as a noun and as 民営化する for the act of privatizing something.
業ぎょう
の
民みん
営えい
化か
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賛さん
否ぴ
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ある
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There are arguments for and against privatizing water services.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects 化 change, take the form of, influence Similar words 国こく 有ゆう 化か The opposite direction: making something state-owned or nationalizing it.
民みん 間かん 委い 託たく Means contracting work out to the private sector; it does not necessarily transfer ownership or full operation as 民営化 can.
民みん 営えい Means private management or privately run; 民営化 is the process of becoming or making something privately run.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound from 民営, 'private management or operation,' plus 化, 'becoming; making into,' giving the sense 'making privately run.'
