| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 私 | わた・し | I |
| 私たち | わたしたち | we |
| 私立大学 | しりつだいがく | a private university |
| 私立 | しりつ | private (establishment) |
| 私鉄 | してつ | private train company |
| 公私 | こうし | public and private, official and personal, government and people |
| 私も亦 | わたしもまた | me too, I also |
| 私企業 | しきぎょう | private enterprise |
| 私塾 | しじゅく | private school (in house) |
| 私学 | しがく | private (non-governmental) school (college, university) |
| 私文書 | しぶんしょ | private document |
| 私書箱 | ししょばこ | post office box |
| 私有 | しゆう | private ownership |
| 私淑 | ししゅく | adoring, looking up to |
| 私的 | してき | personal, private, proprietary |
| 私立探偵 | しりつたんてい | private detective |
| 私設 | しせつ | private |
| 私邸 | してい | private residence |