Word Meaning 公共

こうきょう koukyou

公共 is read as こうきょう (koukyou) and means public (facilities, service, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. public (facilities, service, etc.)
  2. communal

Reading

Kana

こうきょう

Romaji

koukyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 誰でも,どなたでも,,みんな,公的 Rank 2036 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

公共料金

こうきょうりょうきん

public utilities charge

公共放送

こうきょうほうそう

public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)

公共職業安定所

こうきょうしょくぎょうあんていじょ

Public Employment Security Office

公共事業

こうきょうじぎょう

public works

公共団体

こうきょうだんたい

public organization

公共企業体

こうきょうきぎょうたい

public or government corporation

公共政策研究所

こうきょうせいさくけんきゅうじょ

Institute for Research on Public Policy

公共施設

こうきょうしせつ

public facilities

公共関係協会

こうきょうかんけいきょうかい

Public Relations Society of America

公共企業体等労働関係法

こうきょうきぎょうたいとうろうどうかんけいほう

Public Corporation and Government Enterprise Labor Relations Law (1949)

公共土木施設災害復旧事業費国庫負担法

こうきょうどぼくしせつさいがいふっきゅうじぎょうひこっこふたんほう

National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities

公共放送協会

こうきょうほうそうきょうかい

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Example Sentences

10

このとしょかんはしのこうきょうしせつです。

This library is a public facility of the city.

NHK is a public broadcaster.

Tom uses public transportation.

Have you ever kissed someone in public?

Public utility charges will go up next April.

This place isn't convenient for public transportation.

In Finland public transport is always on time.

I applied for a job as a lifeguard at the community pool.

Her body was buried in a mass grave, and her personal belongings were burned.

For example, China's public transport is without a doubt better than the UK's, but the UK's public welfare may be better than China's.