私用

• 読み: しよう
• ローマ字: shiyou
• 漢字の分解: 私 (shi/watashi) — private, personal; 用 (you) — use, business
• 発音: /ɕi.joː/

意味

Personal use; private business. Matters related to one's own affairs rather than work or public duties.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb and a no-adjective. Used in formal and work contexts to distinguish personal matters from official duties: 私用で休む (to take time off for personal reasons), 私用電話 (personal phone call). The opposite is 公用 (kouyou, official or public use). Not to be confused with 使用 (shiyou, to use).

例文

1. 明日は私用のためお休みをいただきます。
2. 会社の備品を私用で使わないでください。
3. 私用の電話は休憩時間にお願いします。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, office, formal notices

トーン: professional

起源と歴史

Compound of 私 (shi, private/personal) and 用 (you, use/business). Together, 'private use or business' — clearly distinguishing personal affairs from official ones.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal