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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小24 strokesRadical 八#118 in newspapers

公 · public, prince

公 is a kanji meaning public, prince, official, governmental. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • コウkō
  • クku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • おおやけōyake

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 公 · 19 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 公
WordReadingMeaningLevel
公園こうえんa parkN5
公務員こうむいんgovernment worker, public servantN4
公正こうせいjustice, fairness, impartialityN3
公平こうへいfairness, impartial, justiceN3
公演こうえんpublic performanceN3
公害こうがいpublic nuisance, pollutionN2
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More words that use 公
WordReadingMeaningLevel
公共こうきょうpublic, community, communalN2
公式こうしきformula, formality, officialN2
公衆こうしゅうthe publicN2
公表こうひょうofficial announcement, proclamationN2
公務こうむofficial business, public businessN2
公然こうぜんopenlyN1
公団こうだんpublic corporationN1
公認こうにんofficial recognition, authorizationN1
公募こうぼpublic appeal, public contributionN1
公用こうようgovernment business, public use, public expenseN1
公立こうりつpublic institutionN1
公おおやけpublicN1
主人公しゅじんこうprotagonistN1

Example sentence

私は公園に歩く。

わたしはこうえんにあるく

I walk to the park.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #157178 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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