English–Japanese
“public” in Japanese
How to say “public” in Japanese
“Public” in Japanese is 公 (ōyake).
Moves attention from private interests to the public realm and the institutions that represent it.
Example sentences with 公
情報はまだ公になっていません。jō hō wa ma da ōyake ni na tte i ma se n
The information has not become public yet.
Tips for using 公
- 公 (ōyake) can refer to a government body as well as the public sphere, so context determines whether public means an audience or an official institution.
Other Japanese words for “public”
世間ではその話が話題になっています。se ken de wa so no hanashi ga wa dai ni na tte i ma su
People are talking about that story.
公共のサービスはみんなの生活を支えます。kō kyō no sā bi su wa mi n na no sei katsu o sasa e ma su
Public services support everyone's lives.
この高校は公立です。ko no kō kō wa kō ritsu de su
This high school is a public school.
その話は巷で話題になっています。so no hanashi wa chimata de wa dai ni na tte i ma su
The story is being discussed by the public.
公的な機関で働いています。kō teki na ki kan de hatara i te i ma su
I work for a public institution.