公 = 八 + 厶

公 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “public”. It is built from 八 (eight) and 厶 (elbow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 847. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: public
RTK frame: 847
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): コウ, ク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): おおやけ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: elbows, публичный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 公 fair

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 公

How to find 公 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eight” + “elbow”. 公 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 公 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.