公(おおやけ)

Common collocations

• 公(おおやけ)にする (make public, disclose)
• 公(おおやけ)になる (become public, come to light)
• 公(おおやけ)の場(ば) (public setting, official venue)
• 公(おおやけ)の立場(たちば) (official position)

Usage

The やまと言葉(ことば) (native Japanese word) for "public," contrasting with the sino-Japanese 公(こう) used in compounds like 公共(こうきょう) (public), 公式(こうしき) (official). 公(おおやけ)にする means "to make public" or "to disclose," while 公(おおやけ)になる means "to become publicly known." The word implies visibility to society at large and often carries a sense of formality or officialness.