公こう立りつ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

public; publicly established

Refers to institutions established and run by a public body (national or local government), as opposed to private (私立). Commonly used with 学校, 図書館, 病院, etc.

この町まちには公こう立りつの図と書しょ館かんが三みっつ

ある

。

There are three public libraries in this town.

彼かれは公こう立りつ高こう校こうに通かよっている。

He attends a public high school.

Usage patterns

公こう立りつの〈場ば所しょ〉a public (government-run) ~, e.g. school, hospital, library
公こう立りつの図と書しょ館かんは誰だれでも無む料りょうで利り用ようできる。
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)
私わたしが通かよっている高こう校こうは公こう立りつだ。
The high school I attend is a public school.

Kanji

公public, prince, official
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

国こく立りつN3
国立 is run by the national government, while 公立 is run by a local government (prefecture or city).
公こう設せつ
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.
都と立りつN1
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

私し立りつN3
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.
私し学がく
私学 is a privately funded school, whereas 公立 refers to a municipal or prefectural (publicly funded) school.

Don't confuse with

国こく立りつN3
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.
共きょう立りつ
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

国こっ公こう立りつ
national and public
公こう立りつ大だい
public university
公こう立りつ校こう
public school

Etymology

Compound of 公 (public) and 立 (establish). The reading こうりつ is the on'yomi of both characters.

公こう立りつ大だい学がく

public university

公こう立りつ学がっ校こう

public school

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公こう立りつ病びょう院いん
public hospital; government hospital; municipal hospital
公こう立りつ高こう校こう
public high school
公こう立りつ中ちゅう学がっ校こう
public junior high school
公こう立りつ図と書しょ館かん
public library