公人

Chinese

		just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister	man; person; people
trad. (公人)		公	人
simp. ^#(公人)		公	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngrén

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongrén
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-jên²
  - Yale: gūng-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongren
  - Palladius: гунжэнь (gunžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    公人
    宮人 / 宫人
    工人
    弓人
    恭人

Noun

公人

(law) public person
(archaic) government corvée

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
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(こう)人(じん) • (kōjin) ^{←こうじん (kouzin)^?}

public character
Antonym: 私人 (shijin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
公	人
く Grade: 2	にん Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くにん [kùníń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

公(く)人(にん) • (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(く)人(にん)朝(ちょう)夕(じゃく)人(にん) (kunin chōjakunin)
公(く)人(にん)奉(ぶ)行(ぎょう) (kunin bugyō)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
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(こう)人(にん) • (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
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(おおやけ)人(びと) • (ōyakebito) ^{←おほやけびと (ofoyakebito)^?}

official in the Imperial Court
Synonyms: 大宮人 (ōmiyabito, ōmiyahito), 官吏 (kanri)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
公	人

Noun

公人 • (gong'in) (hangeul 공인)

hanja form^? of 공인 (“public figure”)