私用

しよう

personal use, private business

What does 私用 mean?

私用 is a Japanese noun meaning personal use, private business in English. It is written as 私用 in kanji, しよう in hiragana, and shiyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

上司は会社の電話で私用の電話をかけたといって私をひどく叱った。

My boss called me down for making private calls on the office phone.