私し立りつ

also: わたくしりつ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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

Used for privately run institutions, especially schools, hospitals, and companies. Often contrasted with 公立 (public) and 市立 (municipal).

私立Usage100%
- しりつ
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading しりつ is homophonous with 市立 (municipal), so わたくしりつ is sometimes used in speech to disambiguate.
- わたくしりつ
  Spoken disambiguation reading to avoid confusion with 市立 (しりつ). Not a standard reading in formal writing.
わたくしりつ

市し立りつ
Means 'municipal' or 'city-run'. Homophonous with 私立 (しりつ), so context or the disambiguation reading わたくしりつ is used to distinguish them.
公こう立りつ
Means 'public' (government-run). 私立 is private, while 公立 is public.

Compound of 私 (private) and 立 (establish). The reading わたくしりつ is a kun'yomi-based disambiguation reading for 私.