Related words· 6 国立 is run by the national government, while 公立 is run by a local government (prefecture or city).
国立 describes institutions officially established by the state (国立大学 ), while ナショナル is a looser katakana modifier used in borrowed compounds like ナショナルチーム .
国立 describes something owned or operated by the national government (e.g. 国立大学 ), while 国定 describes something merely designated or sanctioned by the state without necessarily being government-run.
国立 describes institutions established and run by the state, while 王立 describes institutions established or sponsored by a monarchy.
Show 2 more Show fewer 県立 designates prefecture-run institutions, whereas 国立 designates institutions run by the national government, a higher administrative level.
都立 institutions are funded and run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, while 国立 institutions are run by the national government.
Opposites 国立 institutions are government-operated, whereas 私立 institutions are privately run.
国立 refers to institutions established by the national government, while 州立 refers to those established by a state within a federal system.
私学 is privately run, whereas 国立 refers to a national, state-run institution.
Word family· 9 national university
national university
national park
national theater
national hospital
Show 4 more Show fewer Written forms 国こく 立りつ Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
コクリツ Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 国 (country, nation) and 立 (establish, set up). The meaning 'established by the nation' is transparent from the kanji.
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