漢字道KANJIDO

4 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 24 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
おおやけ
Meaning
public; official

Origin

ORIGIN

Setting aside the private self (ム) and sharing fairly (八) → public.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ公平・公私・公園
おおやけ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 公園こうえん

    park

  • 公立こうりつ

    public (institution)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

公園で あそびます。

I play in the park.

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