Keyword
public
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig847
Readings
こう
(94%)
(2%)
Composed of
short legs
arm of a bodybuilder
Mnemonic

If you're a really short but incredibly jacked bodybuilder then you'll want to show off your muscular arm to the public, and hide your short legs in the background.

(The arm is on the bottom because it's in the foreground, and the legs are in the background.)

Used in kanji (9 in total)
general
pine tree
clever-witted
venerable old man
Used in vocabulary (632 in total)
(public) park
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
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.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
official announcement; proclamation
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
unfairness; injustice; partiality
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
official business; public business
declaration; profession
the public; general public
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
justice; fairness; impartiality
open; public; official; overt
government worker; public servant; civil servant
dukedom; duchy; principality
public; official
informal; unofficial
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
public telephone; pay phone
public safety; public welfare
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
young nobleman
public and private; official and personal; government and people
public (institution)
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
young noblewoman; princess
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
private; exclusive; secret
probability; likelihood
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
servant; employee
public hall; community center; community centre
regular game; regular-season game
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
public hearing; trial
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
official document; archives
public corporation
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
elderly nobleman
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
public facilities; utilities
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
official language
nature park; natural park
public institution; public organization; official body
official announcement
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
public character
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
children's park; children's playground
edict; public announcement
Komeito (Japanese political party)
official function; state function
official residence
public lavatory; public restroom
public transportation; public transport
public servant
revolution (of heavens)
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
public lavatory; slut; whore; floozy
beachfront park; park by the sea
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
public office
unofficial; unauthorised
public corporation; public housing
sanitation; public health
public management
heroine; female protagonist
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
official residence
debut; opening; first public exhibition
government and municipal offices; public agencies
public funds
duchy; dukedom; principality
town hall; public hall
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
citizen; freemen
public name; announcing publicly; nominal
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
public interest; public benefit; public good
notary public; notary; public notary
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
company (in China); firm
injustice; unfairness
formulaic; official
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
national and public
sports park; athletic park; stadium
public power; governmental authority
political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
public agency; public institution
public debt; public bond; government securities
you; your father
local government employee; local civil servant
public service
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
official bulletin; communique
notarized document; notarised document
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
open criminal investigation
police; policeman; police officer
impartiality; fair play
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
certified public accountant
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
civil service examination
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
official document; archives
licensed prostitute
publication
National Public Safety Commission
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
period of revolution (e.g. of the Sun, of the Moon); orbital period
public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
final performance; last performance
accusation; prosecution
local public body; local government
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
public indecency; indecent exposure
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
misappropriation of public funds
public funds; public money
nobles and soldiers; imperial court
buddy; friend
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
Ecumenical Council
civil rights movement (esp. American)
legal holiday
public vessel
official (rate, price, etc.)
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
ceiling or fixed price
(crime of) public indecency
high seas; international waters
public road; highway
official residence
finance corporation
public (institution)
stock offering (to the public)
public interest incorporated foundation
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito
public announcement; official notice
public records office; archives
well-known
American person; Yankee
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
not yet officially announced
bringing one's child to the local park to play for the first time
limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation
public debate; open discussion
public ownership; public domain
king and princes; noble rank
public meeting
public opinion; public debate; just view; fair argument; (arch.) conference at the imperial or shogunal court
Anglican or Episcopal Church
Italian person
public morality; social morals; civic virtues
public indecency; indecent exposure
completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight
ambassador's residence
public ceremonies; public affairs
government-controlled gambling; municipally operated gambling
postulate (in math, logic, etc.)
public official
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
public hospital; government hospital; municipal hospital
Principality of Monaco
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
public enemy
pollution-caused illness
diplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment
public transportation; public transport
place of employment
official permission; government licence (license)
openly and in broad daylight
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
public election
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
government business
performance given after a successful tour abroad
chargé d'affaires; chargé
(Roman) Catholicism
public goods (i.e. goods or services such as lighthouses, military installations, etc., which are provided by government)
government-paid secretary
official seal
multi-purpose park; comprehensive park
female delinquent
expulsion of a public official and subsequent ban on participating in politics (by the SCAP during the allied occupation); purge
national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges
serving as a concubine
least common multiple; least common denominator
minister plenipotentiary
authentication; notarization; notarisation
pollution problem or issue
public organization; public organisation
civil rights
unpolluted; non-polluting
common ratio; geometric ratio
common difference; tolerance (in engineering, manufacturing, etc.); allowance; allowable error
national examinations
monkey; ape; personification of a monkey (e.g. Mr. Monkey)
political party
government and public offices; public agency
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
public institution
land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
accidents in line of duty
Public Security Examination Commission
occupational injury
paddy administered directly by a ruler (historical)
complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period)
official terminology
garden cemetery; park cemetery; memorial park
(late Edo-period) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
justice; equity
policy statement; manifesto
public good; public profit
public sale; public auction
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
princes and marquises; great feudal lords
obstructing the discharge of official duties; hindering a government official in the execution of his duties
public order; public policy
speaker at a public hearing
public sphere; public domain
plane of revolution
public utilities; public enterprise; public service
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
international airspace; international space
common knowledge; well-known fact; public knowledge
public support; official support; public aid
the average Joe; your average nice guy; Joe Blow; Joe Bloggs
official discount (bank) rate
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
public order; public policy
Public Office Election Law
public life; public career
fair and impartial; just and unselfish
rescue and assistance (by public bodies) (e.g. in time of disaster)
civic or citizenship education
axiomatic system
popular opinion; popular reputation; impartial criticism
(Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
(subject of) civics
national, public, and private
public consultation; public information
(Roman) Catholic Church
Principality of Liechtenstein
public international law
offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)
temporary name of the initial Meiji-era legislative body (1869)
kumon; official documents submitted to the central government (ritsuryo system)
taxes and public dues
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
ceiling price; official quotation
government office
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
working as a servant for a series of masters
government-controlled gambling sport (Japan); gambling sport under the control of a local authority
authorized capital; authorised capital
political theory focused on a parliamentary system; parliamentary regime theory
Freedom of Information Law; Freedom of Information Act (various countries); FOIA
speaking at a public hearing
public imposts; taxes
where there's a will, there's a way
newly listed stocks; new stock offering
perfect fairness
anti-pollution measures
common denominator
official price
public utility foundation
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
absence permission slip
Principality of Andorra
place of ceremony; public place
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
public university
public funeral
leave of absence; furlough
falsely-provoked arrest for obstruction; police pretending to be knocked down so as to have grounds for an arrest
what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
public or government corporation
victim of a pollution-caused illness
ceiling or fixed price
(historical) government office
publicly-traded stock; stock listed on the stock exchange
female delinquent
judicial decision
official telegram; (diplomatic) cable
completely out in the open; very publicly; in broad daylight
axiomatic theory
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
buddy; friend
official residence
serving as a concubine
all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
absence permission slip
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
(coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and Komeito
public booth; public kiosk
cadastral map
public tax
kings; children of nobles; young nobleman
public corporation; juridical person
citizenship training school
national life; civic life
sickness incurred in line of duty
non interest-bearing bond
official land price; assessed value of land
public partnership; public corporation
assessed value of land
(act or crime of) pollution
publicly subscribed shares or stock
notary charges or fees
authorized distributor; authorised distributor
completely fair or just
to labor (labour) for the public good; to work for the public good
apartment house built by the Japan Housing Corporation
coalition of the Socialist Party and the Komeito
Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and Democratic Socialist Party
official gazette for elections
consolidated annuities; consols
space environmental pollution
authorized foreign exchange bank; authorised foreign exchange bank
public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the web, etc.)
public corporation
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
official injury exemption system; system for exempting players injured in an official match from pay reduction or demotion
executive positions in the civil service
(noise, smell, air, water) pollution in the neighborhood
domestic service; working as a housemaid; domestic help; domestic helper
official visit to a shrine (or temple)
land-tax system during the Edo period under which the government took 40% of the year's crop and the farmers kept 60%
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
authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)
absence permission slip; authorized absence form
absence permission slip; authorized absence form
official publication; official publications
training institute for civil servants
official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)
government-owned slave
imperial subjects; the people
public line (as opposed to a private or leased line)
device-dependent version of public text
Public Corporation and National Enterprise Labor Relations Commission
Public Corporations and Government Enterprises Labor Relations Act
the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan
unfair business practice; unfair business practices
Heron's formula; Hero's formula
public corporation set up to administer a public facility
administrator (manager) of a public facility
citizen of the world; world citizen
authority of prosecution; authority to indict
public land; government land
Local Public Enterprise Act
master; main character; protagonist
trade below the public offering price during a float
public insurance
imperial court; government office; imperial land; government land
public expenditure; public outlay; public spending
official letter (esp. in internal company corresp.); formal letter
General Epistles (James, Peter, Jude, John); Catholic Epistles; General Letters
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)
government office; public office
first apprenticeship
pollution control; pollution prevention
being called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court; monk called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court
public record; public register; official records
deprivation of civil rights; suspension of civil rights
1992 Property Disclosure Act; law requiring members of parliament to disclose their assets
great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
government office
land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system); land given to pay for the expenses of a government office
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
low-frequency noise pollution; low-frequency pollution
non-store app; smartphone app not distributed through the official smartphone stores
negative impacts of overtourism
diplomatic cable; diplomatic telegram
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
chargé d'affaires ad interim; acting chargé d'affaires
public safety commission
Kumon method (of learning)
Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Aso faction
Higashiyama Kōen Station (Nagoya)
Shinrinkōen Station (Saitama)
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Taraxacum albidum (species of white dandelion)
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
fox-and-cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca); orange hawkweed; tawny hawkweed; devil's paintbrush
smooth dandelion (Taraxacum laevigatum)
Examples (200 in total)
I will show you how to go to the park.
You went to the park yesterday, didn't you?
I used to play in this park.