公 — public, official
こう
公
public
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
U+516C
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
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
kou
public
公
正
kousei
fairness
公
社
kousha
public corporation
公
園
kouen
park
公
立
kouritsu
public
公
言
kougen
public declaration
公
開
koukai
public release
公
式
koushiki
official
主
人
公
shujinkou
protagonist
公
表
kouhyou
public announcement
公
平
kouhei
fairness
公
安
kouan
public safety
公
庫
kouko
public financial corporation
公
共
koukyou
public
公
的
kouteki
public
公
害
kougai
pollution
不
公
平
fukouhei
unfair
公
約
kouyaku
public commitment
公
司
koushi
company (Chinese-style)
公
然
kouzen
openly
公
民
館
kouminkan
community center
公
務
員
koumuin
civil servant
公
演
kouen
public performance
公
団
koudan
public corporation
公
益
koueki
public interest
公
判
kouhan
public trial
非
公
開
hikoukai
private
公
述
koujutsu
public statement
公
営
kouei
publicly operated
道
路
公
団
dourokoudan
highway public corporation
公
務
koumu
official duty
非
公
式
hikoushiki
unofficial
公
衆
koushuu
the public
公
認
kounin
official recognition
公
明
党
koumeitou
Komeito (political party)
公
募
koubo
public offering
公
債
kousai
public debt
公
聴
kouchou
public hearing
Components
Composed of
はち
八
eight
#12
Used as component in (3)
Compound ideograph (会意). 八 (divide/separate) above 厶 (private). The opposite of private — what is shared openly. Public, official.