公私

こうし

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives

Kanji

• 公 public. Read as コウ.
• 私 private. Read as シ.

Example sentences

• 公私を混同してはいけない。
  You should not confuse business with personal affairs.

Common phrases

• 公私にわたる

Words containing 公私

• 公私混同 (こうしこんどう) mixing of public and private affairs
• 国公私立 (こっこうしりつ) national, public, and private

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