公
公 - 1. impartial; fair E.g.: 公平 (fairness), 公正 (justice) 2. public (a) relating to the state or government E.g.: 公職 (public office), 公営 (public management), 公債 (public debt) (b) relating to society as opposed to the individual E.g.: 公益 (public interest), 公害 (public nuisance) 3. common; applicable to all E.g.: 公式 (formula), 公理 (axiom) 4. the first of the five ranks of nobility (duke, marquis, count, viscount, baron) 5. a term expressing familiarity or contempt E.g.: 八公 (<i>Hachiko</i> - a familiar or derogatory suffix added to names) 6. a term expressing respect for a person of high rank or others E.g.: 貴公 (you - respectfully) 7. lord; emperor; sovereign; master E.g.: 公子 (young lord)
公 (おおやけ) — impartial; fair<br>E. public<br>(a) relating to the state or government<br>E. common; applicable to all<br>E. a term expressing familiarity or contempt<br>E. a term expressing respect for a person of high rank or others<br>E. lord; emperor; sovereign; master<br>E.
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Kunyomi
おおやけ
Onyomi
コウ;ク
Strokes
4
JLPT
N4
Frequency 
#118/2500
Composition
ハ 厶
Meaning
- impartial; fair
E. public
(a) relating to the state or government
E. common; applicable to all
E. a term expressing familiarity or contempt
E. a term expressing respect for a person of high rank or others
E. lord; emperor; sovereign; master
E.
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Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
Onyomi
コウ
Example
公私
公私
を
wo
混同
混同
してはならない
shitehanaranai
。
.
One must not mix public duties with private matters.
公平
kouhei
にやろうぜ
niyarouze
!
!
Fair does!
公園
kouen
で
de
散歩
sanpo
なう
nau
。
.
I'm taking a walk in a park.
公園
kouen
を
wo
散歩
sanpo
します
shimasu
。
.
Take a walk in the park.
公園
kouen
で
de
降
o
りました
rimashita
。
.
I got off at the park.
公園
kouen
に
ni
行
i
きなさい
kinasai
。
.
Go to the park.
公園
kouen
まで
made
走
hashi
って
tte
来
ki
た
ta
。
.
I ran to the park.
公園
kouen
を
wo
横切
yokogi
って
tte
歩
aru
いた
ita
。
.
I walked across the park.
公園
kouen
には
niha
大群衆
daigunshuu
がいた
gaita
。
.
There was a large crowd in the park.
公園
kouen
を
wo
散歩
sanpo
しましょう
shimashou
。
.
Let's take a walk in the park.
公園
kouen
を
wo
散歩
sanpo
しに
shini
行
i
った
tta
。
.
I went for a walk in the park.
公園
kouen
の
no
中央
chuuou
に
ni
池
ike
がある
gaaru
。
.
There is a pond in the middle of the park.
