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How to say 'Private' or 'Civilian' in Japanese | 民間

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The Japanese word for Private or Civilian is 'Minkan', written as 民間 in Japanese.'Private' or 'Civilian' in hiragana is みんかん.

    word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

    Reading

    みんかん

    minkan

    Kanji

    民People, Nation 間Interval, Space

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '民間 (みんかん)' can mean 'private' or 'civilian', depending on the context. When referring to 'private', it is often used to describe sectors, organizations, or activities that are not government-run, such as private companies or private initiatives. For example: private sector「民間のセクター」(みんかんのセクター). When referring to 'civilian', it describes non-military individuals or activities. For example: civilian life「民間の生活」(みんかんのせいかつ). The word is commonly used in discussions contrasting public (government) and private sectors, or military and civilian contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2281

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 民間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    民

    Meaning

    People, Nation

  • kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

Words Related to 民間 Through the Kanji 民

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 民 as well.

  • word

    国民

    Meaning

    Citizen

  • word

    民族

    Meaning

    Ethnicity

  • word

    市民

    Meaning

    Citizen

  • word

    住民

    Meaning

    Resident

  • word

    民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    民主

    Meaning

    Democracy

  • word

    農民

    Meaning

    Farmer

  • word

    民衆

    Meaning

    Masses

  • word

    人民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    移民

    Meaning

    Immigration

  • word

    植民

    Meaning

    Colonization

  • word

    植民地

    Meaning

    Colony

  • word

    民法

    Meaning

    Civil code

  • word

    庶民

    Meaning

    Commoners

  • word

    民営

    Meaning

    Private

Words Related to 民間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

  • word

    間

    Meaning

    Between

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    この間

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    間違い

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    仲間

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    瞬間

    Meaning

    Moment

  • word

    世間

    Meaning

    World, Society

  • word

    間違う

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    間違える

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    隙間

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    間接

    Meaning

    Indirect

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    手間

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

  • word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

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