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公

public
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingコウ、ク
Kun readingおおやけ
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

公園公務員公平公害公共公式公衆公正公表公務

Radicals and components

Radical八eightComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

eight (八) · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 847

Compound words

公園こうえん
(public) park
公務員こうむいん
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
公平こうへい
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
公害こうがい
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
公共こうきょう
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
公式こうしき
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
公衆こうしゅう
the public; general public
公正こうせい
justice; fairness; impartiality
公表こうひょう
official announcement; proclamation
公務こうむ
official business; public business
公安こうあん
public peace; public safety; public security; peace and order; security police
公営こうえい
public management
公益こうえき
public interest; public benefit; public good
公演こうえん
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
公海こうかい
high seas; international waters
公開こうかい
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.)
公館こうかん
official residence
公金こうきん
public funds
公言こうげん
declaration; profession
公庫こうこ
finance corporation
公債こうさい
public debt; public bond; government securities
公算こうさん
probability; likelihood
公使こうし
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
公司コンス
company (in China); firm

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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