公
governmental, official, prince, public

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

クコウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

おおやけ

Nanori (名乗り)

あきらききみきんたかただしともひろまさ

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:2
Strokes:4
JLPT:4
Frequency:118

Vocabulary

ク

WordReadingMeaning
守公シュクoutcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
公田クデンpaddy administered directly by a ruler
公事クジpolitical operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
公文クモンkumon; official documents submitted to the central government (ritsuryō system)
公文式クモンシキKumon method (of learning)

コウ

WordReadingMeaning
官公庁カンコウチョウgovernment and municipal offices; public agencies
公安コウアンpublic peace; public safety; public security; peace and order; security police
公営コウエイpublic management
公益コウエキpublic interest; public benefit; public good
公益法人コウエキホウジンpublic-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good

Other

WordReadingMeaning
公きみyou; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master; he; she
公おおやけofficial; governmental; formal; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open; exposure to public view
公司コンスcompany (in China); firm
公定歩合こうていぶあいofficial discount (bank) rate
国家公務員こっかこうむいん(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

仏
Buddha, France, the dead
Grade 5JLPT 2
会
association, interview, join, meet, meeting, party
Grade 2JLPT 4
介
concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish
Grade 8JLPT 2
夕
evening
Grade 1JLPT 4
分
1%, chances, degree, duty, know, minute of time, one's lot, part, rate, segment, shaku/100, share, understand
Grade 2JLPT N/A
松
pine tree
Grade 4JLPT 1
今
now
Grade 2JLPT 5
太
big around, plump, thick
Grade 2JLPT 3
入
enter, insert
Grade 1JLPT 5
勺
dip, ladle, one tenth of a go
Grade 9JLPT 1