| 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
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
- 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
- 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
- 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
- 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
- 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
- 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
- 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Kun reading compounds
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
- 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- guerrero
- armas
- valor
Portuguese
- guerreiro
- militar
- cavalaria
- armas
French
- guerrier
- militaire
- chevalerie
- armes
| 708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 51 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 596 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 651 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3979 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16273 | Morohashi |
| 3210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 461 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1314.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b66 | Unicode hex code |