Refers to matters, property, or activities belonging to an individual rather than to a group, organization, or the public. Often used in contrast with 公的 (public, official).
I took a day off work for personal reasons.
This email contains private content, so please do not forward it.
I can't attend the meeting due to personal circumstances.
I never meet with him privately outside of work.
She carefully distinguishes between private and public matters.
プライベート is a casual loanword used for personal time or space, while 私的 is more formal and typically appears in written or official contexts.
私的 means personal or individual, while 民間 refers to the non-governmental sector as a whole rather than to a single person's affairs.
私的 emphasizes that something is personal or private, whereas 非公式 emphasizes lack of official authorization even in a public context.
公的 means public or official, referring to government, institutions, or communal matters, the direct opposite of 私的 which refers to personal, individual matters.
私的 is the native Japanese word for 'private/personal,' contrasting with パブリック's sense of open or shared.
私的 describes something personal or individual, contrasting with 公共 which describes something belonging to or used by the whole community.
私立 describes privately-run institutions like schools or hospitals, whereas 私的 describes personal, non-official matters or activities; they are not interchangeable despite both translating as 'private'.
私的 is an adjectival word meaning 'personal/private' on its own, whereas 公私 refers to the public-private distinction as a single concept.
private goods
private value
private punishment; vigilantism; extrajudicial punishment
private pension
private ownership; private property
Compound of 私 (private, personal) and the suffix 的 (-like, -al), forming an adjectival noun. The suffix 的 is a productive Sino-Japanese element used to create adjectives from nouns.
Using company equipment for personal purposes is prohibited.