公 — public, official

こう公 public

U+516C Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes Freq #118 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #847 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

public
official

word

こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

公(こう) 開(かい) koukai public release 公(こう) 共(きょう) koukyou public 公(こう) 式(しき) koushiki official 主(しゅ) 人(じん) 公(こう) shujinkou protagonist 公(こう) 務(む) 員(いん) koumuin civil servant 公(こう) 表(ひょう) kouhyou public announcement 公(こう) kou public 公(こう) 演(えん) kouen public performance 公(こう) 的(てき) kouteki public 公(こう) 正(せい) kousei fairness 公(こう) 社(しゃ) kousha public corporation 公(こう) 平(へい) kouhei fairness 公(こう) 害(がい) kougai pollution 公(こう) 団(だん) koudan public corporation 公(こう) 立(りつ) kouritsu public 公(こう) 益(えき) koueki public interest 公(こう) 衆(しゅう) koushuu the public 公(こう) 認(にん) kounin official recognition

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

公(こう) 園(えん) kouen park

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

公(こう) 園(えん) kouen park

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Meanings

word

こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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