JLPT N2 · Noun

私立 (shiritsu)

私立 (しりつ, shiritsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “private (establishment)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しりつ
Romaji: shiritsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

private (establishment) · noun, noun taking の · わたくしりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 市立

Example sentences

私立の学校はどういう感じですか。

How is it in a private school?

Tatoeba #151221

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 私立

私

private, I, meシ・わたくし・わたし · 7 strokes

立

stand up, rise, set upリツ・リュウ・た.つ・-た.つ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 私立.

私わたしI私わたくしI私用しようpersonal use私鉄してつprivate railway私物しぶつprivate property私有しゆうprivate ownership立つたつto stand (up)立てるたてるto stand (something) up役に立つやくにたつto be helpful立場たちばposition独立どくりつindependence立ち上がるたちあがるto stand up国立こくりつnational献立こんだてmenu

Source: JMdict entry 1311420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.