

| Readings | On-reading | こう く |
| Kun-reading | おおやけ | |
| Meaning | public | |
| Radical | 八 | |
| Stroke count | 4 | |
| JLPT Level | N4 | |
Stroke order of 「公」
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Vocabulary contains 「公」
| Word | Meaning |
| 公園(こうえん) | park |
| 公務員(こうむいん) | public servant |
| 主人公(しゅじんこう) | main character |

