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私立高校 (しりつこうこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

私し立りつ高こう校こう

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Meanings

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noun

private high school

Refers to a high school (grades 10–12) that is privately operated, as opposed to public (公立) or national (国立) schools. Often contrasted with 公立高校.

彼かれは私し立りつ高こう校こうに通かよっています。
He attends a private high school.
この地ち域いきには私し立りつ高こう校こうが三さん校こうあります。

There are three private high schools in this area.

Kanji

私private, I, me
立stand up, rise, set up
高tall, high, expensive
校exam, school, printing

Similar words

公こう立りつ高こう校こう
公立高校 means 'public high school', funded and operated by local governments, while 私立高校 is privately run.
国こく立りつ高こう校こう
国立高校 refers to a 'national high school' run by the national government, which is less common than private or public high schools.

Etymology

Compound of 私立 (しりつ, 'private') + 高校 (こうこう, 'high school'). 私立 is from 私 (し, 'private') + 立 (りつ, 'established'), and 高校 is an abbreviation of 高等学校 (こうとうがっこう, 'high school').