公 営(こうえい)

こうえい

noun, no-adjective

publicly operated; publicly run; municipal

1. publicly operated; publicly run; municipal

Describes services, facilities, or enterprises that are operated by a government body (national, prefectural, or municipal), as opposed to private ownership.

公営(こうえい)の住宅(じゅうたく)に住(す)んでいる。

I live in public housing.

この駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)は市(し)の公営(こうえい)だ。

This parking lot is publicly operated by the city.

公営(こうえい)ギャンブルには競馬(けいば)や競輪(けいりん)などがある。

Public gambling includes horse racing and bicycle racing.

Describes services, facilities, or enterprises operated by a government body (national, prefectural, or municipal). Contrasts with 民営(みんえい) (privately operated) and 私営(しえい) (privately run).

Common collocations

公営(こうえい)住宅(じゅうたく): public housing
公営(こうえい)企業(きぎょう): public enterprise
公営(こうえい)ギャンブル: legalized public gambling
公営(こうえい)駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう): public parking lot
公営(こうえい)バス: publicly operated bus

Similar words

民営(みんえい): privately operated — the direct opposite; 民営化(みんえいか) means privatization
国営(こくえい): state-run — specifically operated by the national government
市営(しえい): city-operated — specifically run by a city/municipal government

Related Words

Homophone: 光栄(こうえい)

Related: 民営化(みんえいか) (privatization)

Compare: 官営(かんえい) (government-operated)

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Added 2026.4.6 23:23 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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