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
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 公園こうえん | こうえん | a park | N5 |
| 公務員こうむいん | こうむいん | government worker, public servant | N4 |
| 公正こうせい | こうせい | justice, fairness, impartiality | N3 |
| 公平こうへい | こうへい | fairness, impartial, justice | N3 |
| 公演こうえん | こうえん | public performance | N3 |
| 公害こうがい | こうがい | public nuisance, pollution | N2 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 公共こうきょう | こうきょう | public, community, communal | N2 |
| 公式こうしき | こうしき | formula, formality, official | N2 |
| 公衆こうしゅう | こうしゅう | the public | N2 |
| 公表こうひょう | こうひょう | official announcement, proclamation | N2 |
| 公務こうむ | こうむ | official business, public business | N2 |
| 公然こうぜん | こうぜん | openly | N1 |
| 公団こうだん | こうだん | public corporation | N1 |
| 公認こうにん | こうにん | official recognition, authorization | N1 |
| 公募こうぼ | こうぼ | public appeal, public contribution | N1 |
| 公用こうよう | こうよう | government business, public use, public expense | N1 |
| 公立こうりつ | こうりつ | public institution | N1 |
| 公おおやけ | おおやけ | public | N1 |
| 主人公しゅじんこう | しゅじんこう | protagonist | N1 |
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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