Today’s Kanji is “公” (ooyake); Kanji for “public”.
Handwritten Kanji “公” (ooyake)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “公”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 公 | コウ おおやけ | kou ooyake | 4 | 八 | public |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “公”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 公園 | こうえん | kouen | park |
| 公務員 | こうむいん | koumuin | public worker |
| 公害 | こうがい | kougai | pollution |
公衆電話（こうしゅうでんわ）= public telephone