こう
公
きょう
共

takes genitive case の, noun

  1. public (facilities, service, etc.), communal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
公
きょう
共
 公共 こうきょう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

public, prince, official
コウ　おおやけ　ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)