Kanji: 公

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	八 Radical name: はち
Meaning:	Public, prince, official, governmental
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 100 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	公園(こうえん)	Park
N4	公務員(こうむいん)	government worker
N3	公平(こうへい)	fairness, impartial, justice
N2	公害(こうがい)	public nuisance, pollution
N2	公共(こうきょう)	public, community, public service, society, communal
N2	公式(こうしき)	formula, formality, official
N2	公衆(こうしゅう)	the public
N2	公正(こうせい)	justice, fairness, impartiality
N2	公表(こうひょう)	official announcement, proclamation
N2	公務(こうむ)	official business, public business
N1	公(おおやけ)	official, public, formal, open, governmental
N1	公演(こうえん)	public performance
N1	公開(こうかい)	presenting to the public
N1	公然(こうぜん)	open (e.g. secret), public, official
N1	公団(こうだん)	public corporation
N1	公認(こうにん)	official recognition, authorization, licence, accreditation
N1	公募(こうぼ)	public appeal, public contribution
N1	公用(こうよう)	government business, public use, public expense
N1	公立(こうりつ)	public (institution)
N1	主人公(しゅじんこう)	protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household