私事(わたくしごと)

わたくしごと
noun
private matter; personal affairs
formal
1. private matter; personal affairs
One's own personal or private business, as opposed to public or work matters. Often used to preface a personal remark.
私事(わたくしごと)で恐縮(きょうしゅく)ですが、来月(らいげつ)結婚(けっこん)します。
If I may share a personal matter, I'm getting married next month.
仕事(しごと)に私事(わたくしごと)を持(も)ち込(こ)まない。
to not bring personal matters into work.
私事(わたくしごと)を理由(りゆう)に会社(かいしゃ)を休(やす)むのは気(き)が引(ひ)ける。
I feel reluctant to take time off work for personal reasons.

A polite, slightly formal word for one's own private affairs. The set phrase 私事(わたくしごと)で恐縮(きょうしゅく)ですが humbly introduces a personal topic, often in a speech.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 私事(しじ): the same kanji read しじ — also 'private affairs,' more bookish
  • 公事(こうじ): public or official matters — the antonym
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