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公

Kanji 公: meaning "Public, Prince, Official", readings, stroke order

The kanji 公 means "Public, Prince, Official". On'yomi: コウ; kun'yomi: おおやけ. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Public, Prince, Official
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
おおやけ
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 公

  • 公園 こうえん — Park
  • 公務員 こうむいん — government worker, public servant
  • 公正 こうせい — justice, fairness, impartiality
  • 公平 こうへい — fairness, impartial, justice
  • 公害 こうがい — public nuisance, pollution
  • 公共 こうきょう — public, community, communal
  • 公式 こうしき — formula, formality, official
  • 公衆 こうしゅう — the public
  • 公表 こうひょう — official announcement, proclamation
  • 公務 こうむ — official business, public business
  • 公然 こうぜん — openly
  • 公団 こうだん — public corporation

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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