Moto 公: Public; Prince; OfficialKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ、ク
- Kun'yomi
- おおやけ
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 612 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ・ク)
- 公共こうきょうpublic (facilities, service, etc.); communal
- 公園こうえん(public) park
- 公式こうしきofficial; formal
- 公明党こうめいとうKomeito (Japanese political party)
- 公演こうえんpublic performance
- 公開こうかいopening to the public; making available to the public
- 公判こうはんpublic hearing; trial
- 公明こうめいfairness; openness
- 公民こうみんcitizen; freemen
- 公的こうてきpublic; official
- 公定歩合こうていぶあいofficial discount (bank) rate
- 公害こうがいpollution; public nuisance
- 公認こうにんofficial recognition; authorization
- 主人公しゅじんこうprotagonist; main character
- 公務員こうむいんgovernment worker; public servant
- 公立こうりつpublic (institution)
- 公約こうやくpublic commitment; public promise
- 公表こうひょうofficial announcement; proclamation
- 公選こうせんpublic election
- 公邸こうていofficial residence
- 非公式ひこうしきinformal; unofficial
- 公算こうさんprobability; likelihood
- 公聴会こうちょうかいpublic hearing
- 公団こうだんpublic corporation
- 公正こうせいjustice; fairness
- 公社こうしゃpublic corporation
- 公募こうぼpublic appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities)
- 公安こうあんpublic safety; public welfare
- 公示こうじedict; public announcement
- 公式戦こうしきせんregular game; regular-season game
- 公職こうしょくpublic office
- 公費こうひpublic expense; public funds
- 非公開ひこうかいprivate; exclusive
- 公平こうへいfairness; impartiality
- 国家公務員こっかこうむいんgovernment official
- 公共料金こうきょうりょうきんpublic utilities charge
- 公務こうむofficial business; public business
- 公営こうえいpublic management
- 公文書こうぶんしょofficial document; archives
- 公益こうえきpublic interest; public benefit
- 不公平ふこうへいunfairness; injustice
- 公会堂こうかいどうtown hall; public hall
- 公民館こうみんかんpublic hall; community center
- 公私こうしpublic and private; official and personal
- 公衆電話こうしゅうでんわpublic telephone; pay phone
- 公使こうしenvoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires)
- 公司こうしcompany; firm (in China)
- 公民権こうみんけんcivil rights; franchise
- 公子こうしyoung nobleman
- 公安委員会こうあんいいんかいpublic safety commission
- 公益法人こうえきほうじんpublic-service corporation; charitable corporation
- 公言こうげんdeclaration; profession
- 地方公共団体ちほうこうきょうだんたいlocal public body; local government
- 地方公務員ちほうこうむいんlocal government employee; local civil servant
- 公庫こうこfinance corporation
- 公海こうかいhigh seas; international waters
- 公用こうようofficial business; government business
- 公債こうさいpublic debt; public bond
- 公然こうぜんopen; public
- 公文こうぶんofficial document; archives
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