Kanji
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Used in (586 in total)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
(public) park
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
dukedom; duchy; principality
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
young noblewoman; princess
official announcement; proclamation
young nobleman
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
official business; public business
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
official residence
public safety; public welfare
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
the public; general public
declaration; profession
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
justice; fairness; impartiality
government worker; public servant; civil servant
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
open; public; official; overt
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
public; official
informal; unofficial
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
public telephone; pay phone
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
elderly nobleman
public corporation
public and private; official and personal; government and people
public (institution)
servant; employee
regular game; regular-season game
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
probability; likelihood
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
public hall; community center; community centre
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
public hearing; trial
private; exclusive; secret
official residence
nature park; natural park
official document; archives
official language
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
beachfront park; park by the sea
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
official announcement
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
public corporation; public housing
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
public institution; public organization; official body
public character
children's park; children's playground
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
public facilities; utilities
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
official function; state function
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
duchy; dukedom; principality
edict; public announcement
revolution (of heavens)
public lavatory; public restroom
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
public lavatory; slut; whore; floozy
public management
citizen; freemen
public servant
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
notary public; notary; public notary
company (in China); firm
sanitation; public health
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
public office
public transportation; public transport
heroine; female protagonist
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
unofficial; unauthorised
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
town hall; public hall
official document; archives
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
government and municipal offices; public agencies
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
public funds
public debt; public bond; government securities
you; your father
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
debut; opening; first public exhibition
notarized document; notarised document
sports park; athletic park; stadium
national and public
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
public interest; public benefit; public good
public power; governmental authority
public indecency; indecent exposure
formulaic; official
public vessel
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
injustice; unfairness
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
open criminal investigation
public service
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
local government employee; local civil servant
public agency; public institution
police; policeman; police officer
official bulletin; communique
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
certified public accountant
licensed prostitute
impartiality; fair play
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
publication
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
local public body; local government
civil service examination
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
final performance; last performance
accusation; prosecution
period of revolution (e.g. of the Sun, of the Moon); orbital period
postulate (in math, logic, etc.)
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
public road; highway
nobles and soldiers; imperial court
civil rights movement (esp. American)
misappropriation of public funds
public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
Ecumenical Council
official residence
public order; public policy
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
buddy; friend
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
official (rate, price, etc.)
legal holiday
public meeting
stock offering (to the public)
public (institution)
public records office; archives
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
finance corporation
ceiling or fixed price
public funds; public money
public transportation; public transport
(crime of) public indecency
high seas; international waters
bringing one's child to the local park to play for the first time
well-known
limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation
common ratio; geometric ratio
National Public Safety Commission
public announcement; official notice
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
authentication; notarization; notarisation
American person; Yankee
public official
public ownership; public domain
Anglican or Episcopal Church
public opinion; public debate; just view; fair argument; (arch.) conference at the imperial or shogunal court
public debate; open discussion
king and princes; noble rank
performance given after a successful tour abroad
public morality; social morals; civic virtues
(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
not yet officially announced
Italian person
completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight
Principality of Monaco
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
chargé d'affaires; chargé
public enemy
(Roman) Catholicism
public hospital; government hospital; municipal hospital
public ceremonies; public affairs
civil rights
pollution-caused illness
government-controlled gambling; municipally operated gambling
place of employment
diplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment
public interest incorporated foundation
openly and in broad daylight
official permission; government licence (license)
public goods (i.e. goods or services such as lighthouses, military installations, etc., which are provided by government)
public organization; public organisation
public election
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)
common difference; tolerance (in engineering, manufacturing, etc.); allowance; allowable error
official seal
Komeito (Japanese political party)
government business
monkey; ape; personification of a monkey (e.g. Mr. Monkey)
female delinquent
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
political party
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
national examinations
government and public offices; public agency
minister plenipotentiary
least common multiple; least common denominator
multi-purpose park; comprehensive park
pollution problem or issue
serving as a concubine
public institution
unpolluted; non-polluting
land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
public consultation; public information
official terminology
complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period)
garden cemetery; park cemetery; memorial park
government-paid secretary
occupational injury
paddy administered directly by a ruler (historical)
ambassador's residence
(late Edo-period) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate
justice; equity
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
public utilities; public enterprise; public service
plane of revolution
obstructing the discharge of official duties; hindering a government official in the execution of his duties
public good; public profit
public sale; public auction
public sphere; public domain
princes and marquises; great feudal lords
official discount (bank) rate
common knowledge; well-known fact; public knowledge
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
international airspace; international space
the average Joe; your average nice guy; Joe Blow; Joe Bloggs
speaker at a public hearing
fair and impartial; just and unselfish
public life; public career
axiomatic system
Public Office Election Law
public support; official support; public aid
civic or citizenship education
accidents in line of duty
government office
ceiling or fixed price
ceiling price; official quotation
(Roman) Catholic Church
(Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
Principality of Liechtenstein
public international law
temporary name of the initial Meiji-era legislative body (1869)
land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent
popular election system
(subject of) civics
popular opinion; popular reputation; impartial criticism
taxes and public dues
official price
speaking at a public hearing
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito
common denominator
Freedom of Information Law; Freedom of Information Act (various countries); FOIA
authorized capital; authorised capital
political theory focused on a parliamentary system; parliamentary regime theory
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
anti-pollution measures
newly listed stocks; new stock offering
where there's a will, there's a way
policy statement; manifesto
working as a servant for a series of masters
perfect fairness
public imposts; taxes
absence permission slip
government-controlled gambling sport (Japan); gambling sport under the control of a local authority
public university
publicly-traded stock; stock listed on the stock exchange
public utility foundation
official telegram; (diplomatic) cable
what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
national, public, and private
axiomatic theory
Principality of Andorra
public or government corporation
victim of a pollution-caused illness
Public Security Examination Commission
rescue and assistance (by public bodies) (e.g. in time of disaster)
falsely-provoked arrest for obstruction; police pretending to be knocked down so as to have grounds for an arrest
place of ceremony; public place
leave of absence; furlough
judicial decision
public funeral
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and Komeito
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
official gazette for elections
public corporation; juridical person
official publication; official publications
public expenditure; public outlay; public spending
Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and Democratic Socialist Party
unfair business practice; unfair business practices
chargé d'affaires ad interim; acting chargé d'affaires
the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan
national life; civic life
non-legal public property; public property such as a road or lake that is not managed by the Ministry of Finance, oft. effectively in private hands
public land; government land
coalition of the Socialist Party and the Komeito
authorized foreign exchange bank; authorised foreign exchange bank
public partnership; public corporation
official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)
administrator (manager) of a public facility
Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Aso faction
official injury exemption system; system for exempting players injured in an official match from pay reduction or demotion
General Epistles (James, Peter, Jude, John); Catholic Epistles; General Letters
Local Public Enterprise Act
citizen of the world; world citizen
non interest-bearing bond
assessed value of land
authorized distributor; authorised distributor
public line (as opposed to a private or leased line)
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
diplomatic cable; diplomatic telegram
citizenship training school
official land price; assessed value of land
Public Corporation and Government Enterprise Labor Relations Law (1949)
three public corporations (Japan National Railways, Japan Monopoly Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and five government enterprises (postal services, mintage, printing, management of state-owned forests/fields, and monopolization of alcohol)
1992 Property Disclosure Act; law requiring members of parliament to disclose their assets
executive positions in the civil service
device-dependent version of public text
Public Corporations and Government Enterprises Labor Relations Act
(noise, smell, air, water) pollution in the neighborhood
public corporation set up to administer a public facility
training institute for civil servants
pollution control; pollution prevention
negative impacts of overtourism
public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the web, etc.)
public insurance
notary charges or fees
deprivation of civil rights; suspension of civil rights
Heron's formula; Hero's formula
public corporation
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
cadastral map
apartment house built by the Japan Housing Corporation
absence permission slip; authorized absence form
official letter (esp. in internal company corresp.); formal letter
non-store app; smartphone app not distributed through the official smartphone stores
low-frequency noise pollution; low-frequency pollution
(act or crime of) pollution
completely fair or just
official visit to a shrine (or temple)
sickness incurred in line of duty
public safety commission
trade below the public offering price during a float
to labor (labour) for the public good; to work for the public good
public booth; public kiosk
Public Corporation and National Enterprise Labor Relations Commission
space environmental pollution
authority of prosecution; authority to indict
public record; public register; official records
consolidated annuities; consols
public tax
publicly subscribed shares or stock
great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
domestic service; working as a housemaid; domestic help; domestic helper
master; main character; protagonist
first apprenticeship
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took half of the year's crop and the farmers kept the other half
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60%
government office; public office
government office
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Shinrinkōen Station (Saitama)