Public and private - Public and private

Japanese: 公私 - おおやけわたくし

〘Noun〙 (meaning "public" and "personal")① Things related to the Imperial Court and things related to an individual. Like this. ※Genji (around 1001-14) Kasugano: "The Left Minister was also saddened by the state of the world to which the Emperor and I had returned."② The Imperial Court and the private sector. The government and the private sector. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Kuniyori no Naka: "If things were to go like this, the Emperor and I would be sad to hear."③ Omote and uchiwa. Things of official business and things of private business. ※Makura (end of the 10th century) 31: "The things of the world are talked about, <abbreviated> the Emperor and I are not sure about anything."

Ko-shi [public and private]

〘Noun〙① Public and private matters. Also, the relationship between the emperor and private. Comb. ※Shoku Nihongi - Wadō 2nd year (709), October Heishin "The harm done to the public _and private is _unthinkable ." ※ _Suntetsuroku ( ₁₆₀₆ ) "The difference between public and private duties is enormous." [Han Feizi - Nan San] ② Public fields and private fields. ※Kouyaze Yuhisonsha Shi - Part 1 (1812) 2. Miscellaneous Poems, 3 Poems, 1. "The price of water is _one year, _and _{the more} public and private _{the more it becomes} desolate."

Ku-shi [public and private]

〘Noun〙 ("ku" is the Go-on pronunciation of "ko" (public)) = koshi (public and private) [Iroha Jiruisho (1177-81)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「おおやけ」と「わたくし」との意)① 朝廷に関する物事と、個人に関する物事。こうし。※源氏（1001‐14頃）賢木「左の大臣も、おほやけわたくし、引きかへたる世の有様に、もの憂く思して」② 朝廷と民間。朝野。※宇津保（970‐999頃）国譲中「かくて物し給はば、おほやけわたくし惜しみ聞ゆれば」③ 表向きとうちわ。公用の物事と私用の物事。※枕（１０Ｃ終）三一「世の中の物がたり、〈略〉おほやけわたくしおぼつかなからず」

こう‐し【公私】

〘名〙① おおやけとわたくし。公的なことと私的なこと。また、君公と私。くし。※続日本紀‐和銅二年（709）一〇月丙申「害_二蠧公私_一。莫_レ過_二斯弊_一」※寸鉄録（1606）「公私(コウシ)義理のちがひ、大にかはるぞ」〔韓非子‐難三〕② 公田と私田。※黄葉夕陽邨舎詩‐前編（1812）二・雑詩三首・一「比歳値_二水_一、公私多就_レ荒」