private

Word

private

Meaning

厶 ^component

Part of speech

kanji component

Pronunciation

Course

Japanese

Lesson

Kanji 1

Usages of private

I

私

Mnemonic: this grain is for private consumption. Only I can eat it.

You are so strong with the bow because you privately use it to hunt insects.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

public

公

Animal legs don't care whether a piece of land is private or public.

Deeply under the soil, you've buried private matters of your past.

melon

瓜

A claw keeps a private hold, on the melon sweet as gold.

arrive

至

There is no better place to arrive than on one's private soil.

wide

広

Standing on a cliff in private, you realize how wide the world is.

Privately, you think no organ is more beautiful than the mouth. You put it on a pedestal.

window

窓

A window is a hole through which people can look into your private heart.

say

云

When two people go private, they have something to say.

distinguish

弁

Twenty privates distinguish themselves in training.

pay

払

You use your hand to pay for your private expenses.

participate

参

You participate privately in big hair festivals.

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