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Kanji 公: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 公: public, prince, official, governmental

Key takeaways

Kanji 公: public, prince, official, governmental. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

公
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Meaning

publicprinceofficialgovernmental

On reading

コウク

Kun reading

おおやけ

Radical

八

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 公

public, prince, official, governmental

Kanji structure breakdown

公

Structure breakdown

八 + 厶

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

By dividing (八) things in all directions and setting aside private (厶) interests, it becomes for the public good. Imagine a fair and official situation where personal resources are shared with everyone.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コウ
  • 公演こうえん

    public performance / show

  • 公開こうかい

    open to the public / presenting publicly

  • 公然こうぜん

    open / public / official

  • 公団こうだん

    public housing corporation

  • 公認こうにん

    official approval / authorization

  • 公募こうぼ

    public recruitment / open call

  • 公用こうよう

    public use / government business

  • 公立こうりつ

    public (institution)

Kun reading

おおやけ
  • 公おおやけ

    official / public / governmental

Commonly used words

  • 公演
    こうえん

    public performance / show

  • 公開
    こうかい

    open to the public / presenting publicly

  • 公然
    こうぜん

    open / public / official

  • 公団
    こうだん

    public housing corporation

  • 公認
    こうにん

    official approval / authorization

  • 公募
    こうぼ

    public recruitment / open call

  • 公
    おおやけ

    official / public / governmental

Example sentences

Example 1

これはおおやけの情報です。

Translation

This is official information.

Example 2

おおやけの場で話してください。

Translation

Please speak in a public setting.

Example 3

昨日の公演はとてもよかった。

Translation

Yesterday's performance was very good.

Example 4

公演のチケットを買いました。

Translation

I bought tickets for the show.

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