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公用 (こうよう): government business, public use, public expense — Japanese vocabulary

公用 is read こうよう and means "government business, public use, public expense". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

公用

Reading
こうよう · kouyou
Translation
government business, public use, public expense
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こうようが

Example

彼は公用で大阪に行った。

かれはこうようでおおさかにいった。

He went to Osaka on official business.

Kanji in this word

  • 公 — Public, Prince, Official
  • 用 — use, business

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