Public speaking - Public speaking

Japanese: 公行 - こうこう

〘noun〙① (━suru) To do something widely. In particular, when undesirable things are done openly and without hesitation. ※Jiyuuhen (1783), volume 5, "Hua was a prostitute and went about publicly accepting bribes" ( Nanshi - Biography of the Consorts, Part 2, Consort Chen Zhang)② (━suru) To act openly. To wander about or behave freely. ※Fukuo Hyakuwa (1897), Fukuzawa Yukichi, volume 93, "Thieves act publicly and do not like having their belongings stolen" (Spring and Autumn Annals - The 31st year of the reign of Duke Xiang)③ (━suru) To make books etc. widely available to the public. To publish. ※Bankoku Shinwa (1868), compiled by Yanagawa Shunzo, volume 3, "Publicly publishing books using movable type"④ An association formed by foreign traders in Guangdong during the Qing dynasty.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (━する) 広く行なわれること。特に、望ましくない物事が公然とはばかるところなく行なわれること。※授業編（1783）五「華靡俗をなし貨賂公行(コウカウ)し」〔南史‐后妃伝下・陳張貴妃〕② (━する) 公然と行動すること。気ままに歩きまわる、またはふるまうこと。※福翁百話（1897）〈福沢諭吉〉九三「盗賊公行(コウカウ)して自分の物を盗まるるを好まず」〔春秋左伝‐襄公三一年〕③ (━する) 書物などを広く世に出すこと。刊行。※万国新話（1868）〈柳河春三編〉三「活字版を用ひて書を公行する」④ 清代、広東の外国貿易商の結成した組合。

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