公おおやけ

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

official; governmental; formal

Refers to matters, institutions, or procedures that are official, state-related, or formal in nature. Often used in compound nouns like 公的機関 (public institution).

• その書しょ類るいは公おおやけの記き録ろくとして保ほ存ぞんされる。

  The document is preserved as an official record.

• 公おおやけの場ばでは礼れい儀ぎ正ただしく振ふる舞まうべきだ。

  You should behave politely in formal settings.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

public; common; open to all

Describes something that belongs to or is accessible by the general public, as opposed to private or personal. Antonym: 私 (わたくし, private).

Antonyms: 私 (わたくし)

• この公こう園えんは公おおやけの土と地ちです。

  This park is public land.

• 公おおやけの意い見けんを聞きく必ひつ要ようがある。

  We need to hear public opinion.

noun

public knowledge; out in the open; exposure

Used in set phrases 公にする (to make public) and 公になる (to become public knowledge). Refers to information or matters becoming widely known or officially disclosed.

See also: 公にする

• 彼かれはその事じ実じつを公おおやけにした。

  He made that fact public.

• 事じ件けんの詳しょう細さいが公おおやけになった。

  The details of the incident became public knowledge.