半はん官かん半はん民みん

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Common word

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

semi-governmental; semi-official

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Describes an organization, project, or body that is jointly run by the government and the private sector. Often used attributively with の.

その研けん究きゅう所じょは半はん官

かん

半はん

民みん

の

組そ

織しき

です

。

That research institute is a semi-governmental organization.

半はん官かん半はん民みんのプロジェクトが始はじまった。

A semi-official project has started.

Usage patterns

半はん官かん半はん民みんの〈物もの〉a semi-governmental, semi-private ~ (organization, company, etc.)
その放ほう送そう局きょくは半はん官かん半はん民みんの企き業ぎょうだ。
That broadcasting station is a semi-governmental company.
半はん官かん半はん民みんで運うん営えいするto operate (something) as a joint government-private venture
この事じ業ぎょうは半はん官かん半はん民みんで運うん営えいされている。
This project is operated as a joint government-private venture.

Kanji

半half, middle, odd number
官bureaucrat, the government, organ
民people, nation, subjects

Opposites

民みん営えい
民営 means run entirely by private enterprise, in contrast to 半官半民, which is jointly run by government and private interests.
国こく営えいN1
国営 means run entirely by the state, the opposite end of the spectrum from 半官半民's mixed government-private management.

Don't confuse with

官かん民みん
官民 broadly means 'the government and the private sector' as separate entities, whereas 半官半民 describes a single organization that is jointly government- and privately-run.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 半 (half), 官 (government), 半 (half), and 民 (people/private). The structure directly conveys the meaning of being half-governmental and half-private.