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Kanji Detail for 公 - "public, fair, official"

公

  • Meaning

    公 means "public, fair, official."

    1. Public - The court; nation; society.

    2. Fair - Unbiased; just; impartial.

    3. Open - Clear; official; formal.

    4. Lord - Ruler; monarch; emperor; feudal lord.

    5. Minister - Title of the emperor's assistant.

    6. Duke - The first of five ranks of nobility.

    7. Respectful term - A title for elderly relatives like grandfather or father.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    public; prince; official; governmental

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fair, equitable; public; duke

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fair, equitable; public; duke

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Without selfishness. Such as 公平 (fair), 公正 (just). | Matters arising from the public are called 公. Such as 公舉 (public election), 公認 (publicly recognized). | Sharing with the public is called 公. Such as 公諸同好 (share with those of similar interests). | What the public collectively owns is called 公. Such as 公所 (public place), 公產 (public property). | Relating to public affairs is called 公. Such as 公事 (official business), 公款 (public funds). | An official title. In ancient times, Grand Preceptor, Grand Tutor, and Grand Guardian were the Three Dukes. In Han, Grand Marshal, Grand Minister of Education, and Grand Minister of Works were the Three Dukes. In Eastern Han, Grand Commandant, Minister of Education, and Minister of Works were the Three Dukes. Later generations used 公孤 as a title for prime ministers. | The first of the five ranks of nobility under the old system was 公 (duke). | Grandfather is called 公. See (Records of the Grand Historian, Hereditary Houses of Imperial Relatives). A wife's father-in-law is called 公. See (Book of Han, Biography of Jia Yi). This usage continues today. | A respectful address is 公. Such as addressing a senior as 某公.
  • Onyomitip

    ko(こ) こ

    ku(く) く

  • Kunyomitip

    kimi(きみ) きみ

    ooyake(おおやけ) おおやけ

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    八 (hachi・hachigashira・ha)

  • Related Keywords
    public official fair just impartial open common civic duke lord prince formal park government

Sentences including 公

  • He's somewhere about the park.

  • There is a big park near our school.

  • They went to the park the next morning.

  • He lives some where about the park.

  • I got off at the park.

  • I walk my dog in the park every morning.

  • This park is really beautiful and clean.

  • The man whom we saw in the park was mr hill.

  • There are many such birds in the park.

  • A dog is running in the park.

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