1. impartial; fair
E.g.: 公平 (fairness), 公正 (justice)
2. public
(a) relating to the state or government
E.g.: 公職 (public office), 公営 (public management), 公債 (public debt)
(b) relating to society as opposed to the individual
E.g.: 公益 (public interest), 公害 (public nuisance)
3. common; applicable to all
E.g.: 公式 (formula), 公理 (axiom)
4. the first of the five ranks of nobility (duke, marquis, count, viscount, baron)
5. a term expressing familiarity or contempt
E.g.: 八公 (<i>Hachiko</i> - a familiar or derogatory suffix added to names)
6. a term expressing respect for a person of high rank or others
E.g.: 貴公 (you - respectfully)
7. lord; emperor; sovereign; master
E.g.: 公子 (young lord)
