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公 means 'official'
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On
コウ
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On ク
Name あきら き きみ きん たか ただし とも ひろ まさ
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 公 is used 41 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 公 is used 557 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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コウ
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ク
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noun
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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おおやけ
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'no' adjective, noun
public; open; formal; official; governmental(click the word for examples and links)
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きん:
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noun
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce (see also: 金平牛蒡; abbreviation; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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きみ:
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pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. you; buddy; pal (also used colloquially by young females; male term or language; familiar language)noun
2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master (orig. meaning)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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