公人
Chinese
just; honorable; public just; honorable; public; common; fair; duke; mister | man; person; people | ||
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trad. (公人) | 公 | 人 | |
simp. #(公人) | 公 | 人 |
Pronunciation
Noun
公人
- (law) public person
- (archaic) government corvée
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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公 | 人 |
こう Grade: 2 | じん Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こーじん [kòójíń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːʑĩɴ]
Noun
公人 • (kōjin) ←こうじん (kouzin)?
- public character
- Antonym: 私人 (shijin)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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公 | 人 |
く Grade: 2 | にん Grade: 1 |
goon |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) くにん [kùníń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɲ̟ĩɴ]
Noun
公人 • (kunin) ←くにん (kunin)?
- (after the end of the Heian period) a lower-ranking official in the Imperial Court (宮中)
- (the Kamakura and Muromachi period) a lower-ranking official in the Mandokoro (政所), Samurai-dokoro (侍所), Monchūjo (問注所), etc.
- (the Muromachi period) a person who belongs to a shrine or temple, etc. and dose odd jobs
Derived terms
- 公人朝夕人 (kunin chōjakunin)
- 公人奉行 (kunin bugyō)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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公 | 人 |
こう Grade: 2 | にん Grade: 1 |
kan’on | goon |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こーにん [kòóníń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːɲ̟ĩɴ]
Noun
公人 • (kōnin) ←こうにん (kounin)?
- Same as こうじん above.
- Same as くにん above.
Etymology 4
Kanji in this term | |
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公 | 人 |
おおやけ Grade: 2 | ひと > びと Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おおやけびと [òóyákéꜜbìtò] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [o̞ːja̠ke̞bʲito̞]
Noun
公人 • (ōyakebito) ←おほやけびと (ofoyakebito)?
- official in the Imperial Court
- Synonyms: 大宮人 (ōmiyabito, ōmiyahito), 官吏 (kanri)
References
- 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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公 | 人 |
Noun
公人 • (gong'in) (hangeul 공인)
- Hanja form? of 공인.