公 — kanji meaning “public”
公
public, prince, official, governmental
- Meanings
- public, prince, official, governmental
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、ク (ku)
- Kun'yomi
- おおやけ
- Name readings
- あきら、き、きみ、きん、たか、ただし
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #118 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 12
- Chinese reading
- gōng — Chinese character page
Words with 公
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公開 | こうかい koukai | opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 公演 | こうえん kouen | public performance |
| 公園 | こうえん kouen | (public) park |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.); communal |
| 公表 | こうひょう kouhyou | official announcement; proclamation |
| 公認 | こうにん kounin | official recognition; official approval; certification |
| 公務員 | こうむいん koumuin | public employee; government employee; public-sector worker |
| 公正 | こうせい kousei | justice; fairness; impartiality |
| 主人公 | しゅじんこう shujinkou | protagonist; main character; hero |
| 公平 | こうへい kouhei | fair; impartial; just |
| 公立 | こうりつ kouritsu | public (institution) |
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