民間

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 民間 (みんかん) is a nominal expression for private organizations or the private sector in contrast to government.
• Basic usage: 民間の団体 modifies the status of an organization beginning community work, while 行政から民間へ売却する marks the private sector as the destination of a sale from government.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Modifier and transfer destination
  • 民間の classifies the organization as nongovernmental, while 民間へ indicates the side to which ownership moves. The latter does not specify sale to one particular individual.