公おおやけ

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.