N4 Kanji: 公 (Public, Official)
JLPT N4 kanji 公 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
Character Info
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 公 |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 八 (divide) |
| JLPT Level | N4 |
Readings
| Type | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On-yomi | コウ | kō |
| Kun-yomi | おおやけ | ōyake |
Vocabulary
| 公園 | こうえん | kōen | park | | 公務員 | こうむいん | kōmuin | government worker | | 公式 | こうしき | kōshiki | official, formal | | 公共 | こうきょう | kōkyō | public | | 主人公 | しゅじんこう | shujinkō | main character |
Stroke Order
1-2. Top 八 (divide/eight). 3-4. Bottom 厶 (private).
Mnemonic
Dividing (八) what was private (厶) — making something public by sharing it with all.
Common Confusion Pairs
| 私 (private/I) | 私 has 禾 on left; 公 is standalone | | 松 (pine tree) | 松 has 木 on left; 公 is standalone |