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Kanji Detail for 公 - "public, open"

公

  • Meaning

    公 means "public, open." Also associated with fair.

    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.

  • Words using 公

    • 公共 こうきょう Listen public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
    • 公園 こうえん Listen (public) park
    • 公式 こうしき Listen official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical)
    • 公演 こうえん Listen public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
    • 公開 こうかい Listen opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
    • 公明党 こうめいとう Listen Komeito (Japanese political party)
    • 公判 こうはん Listen public hearing; trial
    • 公明 こうめい Listen fairness; openness; impartiality

  • Four-character idioms with 公

    • 公序良俗 こうじょりょうぞく Listen public order and morals; social standards; public policy
    • 公明正大 こうめいせいだい Listen fair; just and upright; open and honest
    • 丁稚奉公 でっちぼうこう Listen apprenticeship
    • 公平無私 こうへいむし Listen impartiality; fair play
    • 公私混同 こうしこんどう Listen mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
    • 滅私奉公 めっしほうこう Listen selfless devotion

  • Tattoo check: 公

    • Verified meaning: public, open
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, いさお, きみ, きみのり)
    • Also carries these associations: fair

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 公

    Given names 公(あきら)Listen 公(いさお)Listen 公(きみ)Listen 公(きみひろ)Listen 公(きん)Listen 公(こう)Listen 公(さとし)Listen 公(しずか)Listen

    Surnames 公(きみのり)Listen 公(こうじ)Listen 公(こうしょう)Listen 公(たかし)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

    ku(ク) ク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ooyake(おおやけ) おおやけ

  • Strokes

    tip

    4 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    八 (hachi・hachigashira・ha)

  • Related Keywords

    public fair open duke lord minister official prince civic common communal government impartial just municipal

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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