noun, takes genitive case の

  1. public and private matters, official and personal affairs, professional and personal lives.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
公私 こうし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
private, I, me
わたし シ わたくし (6th, N4)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)