私し企き業ぎょう

し

き

ぎょ

う

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a privately owned business, as opposed to a public or state-owned enterprise. Common in economic and news contexts.

この地ち域いきでは私し企き業ぎょうが経けい済ざいを支ささえている。
Private enterprises support the economy in this region.
私し企き業ぎょうと公

こう

企き

業ぎょう

の

違ちが

い

に

つい

て

議ぎ

論ろん

し

た

。

We discussed the difference between private and public enterprises.

公こう企き業ぎょう
公企業 refers to a public or state-owned enterprise, the direct opposite of 私企業.
民みん間かん企き業ぎょう
民間企業 is a more common synonym for private company, often used in everyday speech.

Compound of 私 (private) and 企業 (enterprise). The reading しきぎょう follows standard on'yomi.