Public - Koukyou

Japanese: 公共 - こうきょう

〘noun〙① society in general. public. public. ※Gong Mencius Literature (1705), part 2: "Those who do not discuss _Mencius ' _teachings do not _know _{the three} ways of making things public under _the world, _but _only listen to what is said _timidly ." ※Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1889), Article 8: "The Emperor shall maintain the public safety." ② (━suru) Something shared by the public. Something that involves the whole of society. ※Meiroku Zasshi, issue 38 (1875), Theories on the Turning Point of the Public〈Sakatani Motoi〉: "Taxation and finances are the nerves of the nation, and are a major matter that should be made public to the masses." 〔Records of the Grand Historian, Biography of Zhang Shizhi〕

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 社会一般。公衆。おおやけ。※語孟字義（1705）下「非_二議孟子之説_一者、皆不_レ知_三道為_二天下公共之物_一、而漫為_二臆説_一耳」※大日本帝国憲法（明治二二年）（1889）八条「天皇は公共の安全を保持し」② (━する) 公衆が共有すること。社会全体がそれにかかわること。※明六雑誌‐三八号（1875）転換蝶鉸説〈阪谷素〉「租税財政は国家の神経、衆庶公共すべきの大なる物にして」〔史記‐張釈之伝〕

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