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私消 (ししょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

私し消しょう

し

しょ

う

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

embezzlement; misappropriation of public funds

Formal term used in legal, governmental, or corporate contexts for the illegal personal use of public or organizational money.

公こう金きんを私し消しょうした疑うたがいで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested on suspicion of embezzling public funds.
私し消しょうは重じゅう

大だい

な

背はい

任にん

行こう

為い

に

あたる

。

Embezzlement constitutes a serious breach of trust.

Kanji

私private, I, me
消extinguish, blow out, turn off

Similar words

横おう領りょう
横領 is a broader term for embezzlement or misappropriation of any entrusted property, while 私消 specifically refers to using public or organizational funds for personal expenses.
着ちゃく服ふく
着服 is a more general word for pocketing money or goods entrusted to one's care, often used in business contexts, whereas 私消 is more formal and typically used for public funds.

Etymology

Compound of 私 (private, personal) and 消 (spend, consume), literally 'private spending'. The term is used in legal and administrative contexts to denote the illegal personal use of public money.