Japanese word

公共

Pronunciation

Romajikōkyō

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.

公共施設は、誰でも安心して利用できます。kō kyō shi setsu wa dare de mo an shin shi te ri yō de ki ma su

Anyone can use public facilities with peace of mind.

Refers to what is shared by or intended for society as a whole rather than reserved for one person or group.

公益kōeki: The benefit or welfare of society as a whole.
公衆kōshū: People in society considered collectively as the public.

社会全体に関係し、特定の個人や団体に限られないこと。sha kai zen tai ni kan kei shi toku tei no ko jin ya dan tai ni kagi ra re na i ko to

As a Sino-Japanese compound, 公 (kō, "public") joins 共 (kyō, "together") to express what is shared by society as a whole.

公共 (kōkyō) is a formal Japanese noun that often appears in discussions of services, facilities, and responsibilities shared by society.