Number: 138

公 public

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BETA
八 (eight) + ム (moocow)

ONYOMI: KOU

There are eight moo-cows , voiding their COLONS in the public square.( no one dares to disturb them because it's India!)

DESCRIPTION: Also - and I just now realized this - this kanji can be read as the katakana for ハム (ham). Silly, ham comes from pigs!!

KUNYOMI:

おおやけ
public, official, openly, officially, publicly (NP)
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JUKUGO:
公園 ( こうえん )
a public park
公 (public) + 園 (public park) = 公園 (park)
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公開 する ( こうかい する)
open to the public
公 (public) + 開 (open) = 公開 (open to the public)
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公共 ( こうきょう )
public, as in "public toilet" or "public telephone"
公 (public) + 共 (with) = 公共 (public)
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