Usage patterns 公こう 立りつ の 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 a public (government-run) ~, e.g. school, hospital, library
Public libraries can be used free of charge by anyone.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 は 公こう 立りつ だ ~ is a public institution (government-run, not private)
The high school I attend is a public school.
Kanji 公 public, prince, official Related words 国立 is run by the national government, while 公立 is run by a local government (prefecture or city).
公立 is the everyday word for publicly operated institutions like schools and hospitals, while 公設 is a more formal, bureaucratic term for facilities or bodies established by a public authority.
公立 is the general term for any publicly-run institution, while 都立 specifies that the public body is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Opposites 私立 means privately established (funded and run by a private individual or organization), the direct opposite of 公立 , which means publicly established by a government body.
私学 is a privately funded school, whereas 公立 refers to a municipal or prefectural (publicly funded) school.
Don't confuse with 国立 refers specifically to institutions established by the national government, while 公立 is the broader term covering institutions run by any public body, national or local.
共立 and 公立 sound alike (きょうりつ vs こうりつ ) but differ in meaning: 共立 means jointly established by multiple parties, while 公立 means established by a government body.
Word family· 9 national and public
public university
public school
public university
public school
Show 4 more Show fewer Etymology Compound of 公 (public) and 立 (establish). The reading こうりつ is the on'yomi of both characters.
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