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私立大学 (shiritsudaigaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

私し立りつ大だい学がく

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Meanings

1

private university

Refers to a university established and operated by a private organization, as opposed to a national or public university.

彼かれは私し立りつ大だい学がくに通かよっています。

He attends a private university.

Usage patterns

〈私し立りつ大だい学がく〉は学がく費ひが高たかいprivate universities tend to have high tuition fees
私し立りつ大だい学がくは学がく費ひが高たかいので、奨しょう学がく金きんを利り用ようする学がく生せいが多おおい。
Since private universities have high tuition fees, many students use scholarships.

Kanji

私private, I, me
立stand up, rise, set up
大large, big
学study, learning, science

Related words

私し大だい
私立大学 is the full, formal term for a private university, while 私大 is the common spoken and written abbreviation used in everyday and news contexts.

Opposites

国こく立りつ大だい学がくN2
私立大学 is funded and run by a private organization, whereas 国立大学 is funded and run by the national government.

Don't confuse with

公こう立りつ大だい学がく
私立大学 is privately established, while 公立大学 is established by a local (prefectural or municipal) government, so the two are often confused as both being 'non-national'.

Counted with

校こうN1
school (suffix/counter) · proofreading; proof (counter)

Built from

私し立りつ+大だい学がく

Etymology

Compound of 私立 (privately established) and 大学 (university).