民間 (Minkan) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “private, non-governmental, non-official, civilian”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, nounprivate; non-governmental; non-official; civilian; civil
- adjectival noun, nounfolk; popular
Examples
今度の税金は全ての民間企業に適用される。
This tax is applied to all private-sector enterprises.
民間機が軍事的領域を侵犯したとのことです。
A commercial airplane allegedly violated military airspace.
民間企業に対する投資をもっと認めてほしい。
I'm eager to be allowed to do more private-sector investment.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).