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私立 (しりつ, shiritsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He attends a private university.
There are many private hospitals in this area.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 は 私し 立りつ だ ~ is a private (institution)
This university is a private one.
私し 立りつ に 通かよ う to attend a private (school)
My son goes to a private school.
私し 立りつ を 受じゅ 験けん する to take the entrance exam for a private school
My older sister took the entrance exam for a private school.
Related words 私学 is a somewhat formal noun for a private educational institution, while 私立 is the everyday adjectival noun used before words like 学校・高校・大学 (私立高校).
私立 is used narrowly for privately founded schools, hospitals, and similar institutions, while 私設 is the broader term covering any privately set-up facility or system.
Opposites· 8 私立 refers to privately funded and run institutions, while 公立 refers to those funded and run by local government.
都立 means run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, whereas 私立 means privately run.
区立 refers to facilities run and funded by a city ward, while 私立 refers to privately run institutions.
Show 5 more Don't confuse with 私立 (private) and 市立 (municipal) are pronounced identically as しりつ, so context or the special reading わたくしりつ is needed to tell them apart.
私立 describes privately-run institutions like schools or hospitals, whereas 私的 describes personal, non-official matters or activities; they are not interchangeable despite both translating as 'private'.
Etymology Compound of 私 (private) and 立 (establish). The reading わたくしりつ is a kun'yomi-based disambiguation reading for 私.
国こく 立りつ
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国立 institutions are government-operated, whereas 私立 institutions are privately run.
府立 refers to an institution run by the Osaka or Kyoto prefectural government, while 私立 refers to a privately run institution.
市立 means an institution is run by a city government, while 私立 means it is privately run—the two are also exact homophones (both しりつ), which is why 市立 is sometimes pronounced いちりつ to avoid confusion.
県立 institutions are established and funded by a prefectural government, while 私立 institutions are privately established and run, making them opposites in ownership.
私立 refers to privately established institutions, whereas 州立 refers to institutions run by a state government.
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national, public, and private
Show 4 more private school; non-government school; independent school
private detective; private investigator
private high school
private junior high school
