日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji
公

N3

Meaningspublic, prince, official, governmental
On'yomiコウ、ク
Kun'yomiおおやけ
Strokes4
Radical八

Compounds

  • government and municipal offices, public agencies

  • official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.)

  • public management

  • public interest, public benefit, public good

  • (public) park

  • public performance, exhibition in a foreign country

  • pollution, public nuisance, contamination

  • public (facilities, service, etc.), communal

  • finance corporation

  • public debt, public bond, government securities

  • probability, likelihood

  • company (in China), firm

Example sentences

  • Mathematics is not just the memorization of formulas.

  • I'm taking a walk in a park.

  • Yumi goes to the park to play tennis.

  • The verdict is a tribute to their fairness.

  • The government should promote common welfare.

  • There is a park in the middle of the city.

  • The park was extended to the river.

  • His official title is Director-General of the Environment Agency.