私する

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

  • (Tokyo) たくしする [wàtákúshísúrú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ta̠kɯ̟ᵝɕisɨᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

(わたくし)する (watakushisuru) suru (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, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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