私する

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
わたくし
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

First attested around the mid-Muromachi period.[1]

Calque of Literary Chinese (), derived from (watakushi, private (matter), selfishness) +‎ する (suru, to do).

Pronunciation

Verb

(わたくし)する (watakushisurusuru (stem (わたくし) (watakushishi), past (わたくし)した (watakushishita))

  1. to privatize, especially to appropriate something public and secure it for personal use:
    1. to misappropriate
    2. to embezzle
    3. to abuse the power of a public office or institution for personal gain
  2. to behave selfishly

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN