公 – public, prince, official

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The kanji 公 means public, prince, official, governmental. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ、ク (kou, ku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おおやけ (ooyake). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 八 (no. 12).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
On’yomi	ク	ku
Kun’yomi	おおやけ	ooyake

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 八 (Kangxi radical 12). Components: ハ・厶.

Words using 公

公園こうえん(public) park公務員こうむいんpublic employee公正こうせいjustice公平こうへいfair公演こうえんpublic performance公害こうがいpollution公共こうきょうpublic (facilities, service, etc.)公式こうしきofficial公衆こうしゅうthe public公表こうひょうofficial announcement公務こうむofficial business公おおやけofficial公然こうぜんopen公団こうだんpublic corporation公認こうにんofficial recognition公募こうぼpublic appeal (e.g. for contributions)公用こうようofficial business公立こうりつpublic (institution)主人公しゅじんこうprotagonist

Example sentences

この公園はすべての人に公開されている。

The park is open to everybody.

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彼は２０年前、大学を卒業するとすぐに公務員になった。

He entered civil service 20 years ago right after college.

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王は自分の王国を公正に治めた。

The king ruled his kingdom justly.

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Kanji with the same radical

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Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.