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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

公おおやけ

ooyake

the public, public life

Example sentences

  1. その老人ろうじんは１０年前ねんまえに公おおやけの生活せいかつから引退いんたいした。

    The old man retired from public life ten years ago.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 多おおくの国くにが公おおやけの場所ばしょでの喫煙きつえんを禁止きんしする法律ほうりつを通過つうかさせている。

    Many countries have passed laws to prohibit people from smoking in public places.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. そしてすべての書名しょめいを公おおやけに示しめし、永遠えいえんに販売はんばいを禁止きんしした。

    They then made all the book titles public and banned their sale forever.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 公

  • 公public; princeOnコウ・クKunおおやけ

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