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public, official, open
Relating to the public sphere, government, or matters open to general knowledge. Contrasts with private or unofficial matters.
公の場で発言する。
Speak in a public setting.
その情報はまだ公にされていない。
That information has not been made public yet.
私的な問題を公にするべきではないと思う。
I don't think private matters should be made public.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 公にする (make public, disclose)
- 公になる (become public, come to light)
- 公の場 (public setting, official venue)
- 公の立場 (official position)
USAGE NOTES:
The やまと言葉 (native Japanese word) for "public," contrasting with the sino-Japanese 公 used in compounds like 公共 (public), 公式 (official). 公にする means "to make public" or "to disclose," while 公になる means "to become publicly known." The word implies visibility to society at large and often carries a sense of formality or officialness.