Japanese word

私有

Pronunciation

Romajishiyū

Meaning

  • nounprivate ownership

Example

土地の私有は制限されています。to chi no shi yū wa sei gen sa re te i ma su

Private ownership of land is restricted.

Illustration for 私有 (private ownership)

More examples

私有の農地を売買するには許可が必要です。shi yū no nō chi o bai bai su ru ni wa kyo ka ga hitsu yō de su

Permission is required to buy or sell privately owned farmland.

Core concept

Describes property held by an individual or a non-government group rather than by the public or the state.

Common phrases

  • 私有地shi yū chi

    privately owned land

  • 私有林shi yū hayashi

    privately owned forest

  • 私有財産shi yū zai san

    private property

Similar words

民有minyū: Ownership of property by private citizens or private organizations rather than by the government.
所有shoyū: The legal state of having control of property or another thing.

Definition in Japanese

個人または民間の団体が財産を所有すること。ko jin ma ta wa min kan no dan tai ga zai san o sho yū su ru ko to

Word origin

私有 (shiyū) combines 私 (shi, "private") and 有 (yū, "have"), expressing possession by a private party.

Usage tips

  • In discussions of land, housing, and businesses, 私有 (shiyū) appears mainly in formal descriptions of who may own property.

Opposites

  • 公有kōyūpublic ownershipnoun

Related words

  • 私有化shiyūkaprivatizationnoun

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