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民間 (みんかん, minkan) Japanese meaning: private | Kotomora
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He got a job at a private company.
This survey was conducted by a private research institution.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 民みん 間かん に 委い 託たく する to outsource (a task/project) to the private sector
The city outsourced garbage collection to a private company.
〈 事こと 〉 が 民みん 間かん に 伝つた わる (a custom or belief) to be passed down among ordinary people
This remedy has been passed down among ordinary people since ancient times.
民みん 間かん から 〈 人ひと 〉 を 採さい 用よう する to hire someone from the private sector
This ministry hires experts from the private sector.
民みん 間かん で 〈 事こと 〉 が 広ひろ まる (a belief or custom) to spread among the common people
That superstition is widely spread among ordinary people.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects Related words 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.
民間 describes the private/civilian sector in general (as opposed to government), while 私設 specifically labels a facility or organization as having been set up by a private party.
Opposites· 6 公共 means public or governmental, the direct opposite of 民間's 'private sector' sense.
民間 means the private sector, standing in contrast to 官公庁, which refers to public/government offices.
民間 refers to the private sector outside government, the direct opposite of 官界, the world of government officials.
Show 3 more Word family· 24 private citizen; civilian
civilian aircraft
folk medicine; traditional remedy
private enterprise; private company
Etymology Compound of 民 (people, citizens) and 間 (among, between). The word originally referred to 'among the people' and developed the meaning of 'non-governmental' or 'civilian'.
軍用 describes something made for military purposes, while 民間 describes something civilian or private in nature.
軍 refers to the military and its authorities, while 民間 refers to the civilian sector, the two often being contrasted in political and social contexts.
軍事 covers matters of the armed forces and warfare, while 民間 refers to civilian, non-military sectors, as in 軍事目的 (military purpose) vs 民間目的 (civilian purpose).
private company; private corporation
Show 5 more folklore
folk beliefs; folk religion
private debt; private-sector debt
folk taxonomy
private organization; NGO; nongovernment organization
