Info on the Kanji 公

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What is this? "公"

Meaning(s)

public, prince, official, governmental

Reading(s)

onyomi KOU
kunyomi ooyake

Other

stroke count 4
grade 2
jlpt level N4
Example words with 公
WordMeaning
こう
kou
public / open / formal / official / governmental
こうあん
kouan
public safety / public welfare
くげ
kuge
imperial court / court noble / the nobility
こうかい
kou kai
public meeting
こうかい
koukai
high seas / international waters
こうかい
koukai
opening to the public / making available to the public / putting on display / exhibiting / showing / holding / open / public
こうかん
koukan
official residence
こうきゅう
koukyuu
legal holiday
こうさかな
kou sakana
japanese pond smelt
こうきょう
kou kyou
catholicism
こうきん
koukin
public funds
こうそら
kou sora
international airspace / international space
こうげん
kougen
declaration / profession
こうこく
koukoku
dukedom / duchy / principality
使こうし
koushi
minister
きみこ
kimiko
young nobleman
こうし
koushi
public and private / official and personal / government and people
こうし
kou shi
national examinations
こうこと
kou koto
political operations / political operations and ceremonies of the imperial court / civil suit
こうとき
kou toki
red / red kidney bean / sweet potato / bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
こうしゃ
kousha
public corporation
こうじゅう
kou juu
apartment house built by the japan housing corporation
きみひと
kimihito
public character
こうず
kou zu
cadastral map
こうせい
kousei
justice / fairness / impartiality
こうち
kouchi
well-known
こうち
kou chi
public land / government land
こうてん
kouten
revolution
こうた
kou ta
paddy administered directly by a ruler
こうでん
kou den
official telegram
こうどう
koudou
public road / justice
こうばい
koubai
public sale / public auction
くもん
kumon
official document / archives
くぼう
kubou
public affairs / the court / the shogun / the shogunate
こうめい
koumei
fairness / justice
こうゆう
kouyuu
public ownership
こうよう
kouyou
government business / official business / public / official / governmental
こうり
kouri
axiom / maxim / self-evident truth
こうりつ
kouritsu
public
さんこう
san kou
three lords
じこう
ji kou
liberal democratic party and komeito
しゅこう
shu kou
master / main character / protagonist
さきこう
saki kou
teacher / previous ruler / previous lord / lord of the previous generation
たいこう
taikou
archduke
ずべずべこう
zube kou
female delinquent
アメあめこう
ame kou
american person / yankee
イタいたこう
ita kou
italian person
ズベずべこう
zube kou
female delinquent
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Example Sentences with 公
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園を散歩しています。

『極道の妻たち』は、1986年、東映配給網により開されたヤクザ映画。

この園の西側に近いところは、道路の騒音も大きいが、奥にはいるともう聞こえない。



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