| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1452 | Morohashi |
| 1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
| 2071 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8073.0 | Four corner code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
303 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 営業所 【エイギョウショ】 business office, place of business
- 営業 【エイギョウ】 business, trade, operations, sales
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 公営 【コウエイ】 public management
Kun reading compounds
- 営む 【いとなむ】 to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life), to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
- 営み 【いとなみ】 activity, action, performance, execution, occupation, business, work, sexual intercourse, sex, preparations
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- negocio
- campamento
- dirigir un negocio
Portuguese
- ocupação
- acampamento
- desempenhar
- construção
- conduta (negócios)
French
- travail
- camp
- exécuter
- construire
- diriger
| 741 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 616 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 348 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 963 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 780 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 418 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 722 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 735 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 930 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 518 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3216 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2257 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1043 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4025 | Morohashi |
| 2603 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 857 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1034 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 388 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 749 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3260.6 | Four corner code |
| 9060.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 55b6 | Unicode hex code |