公 (こう) — public, official, lord
公
public
Frequency #2085
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
1 character
noun
suffix
kou
こう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
こう[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- public
- official
- lord
Explained in simple Japanese
- ひとりの ものでは なく、みんなに かかわる ようす。
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