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  1. Noun

    public order and morals; social standards; public policy

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    これだけ禁煙、禁煙といわれる以上、喫煙というのは公序良俗に反する行為なんだろうね。
    There are so many anti-smoking campaigns these days; maybe smoking really is a threat to the public order.
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Characters in this word

4
公
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

public, prince, official, governmental

Kun
おおやけ
On
コウク
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
118 of 2500
Radical
八 eight
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

ハ厶

Used in names as

あきらききみきんたかただしともひろまさ

Words starting with 公Words ending in 公Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-2SKIP code
2o2.2The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2, 8073.0Four corner code
2071deroo
516cUnicode hex code
1-24-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
579Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
372New Nelson (John Haig)
1974New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2468Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1249Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1715Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
784Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
847Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
122A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
156Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
219Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1452Morohashi
277A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
126Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210sakade
341Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
126henshall3
92Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
212crowley
323Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
152Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
792Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
序
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally

Kun
つい.でついで
On
ジョ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1160 of 2500
Radical
广 dotted cliff
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

子广亅マ一

Used in names as

つぐ

Words starting with 序Words ending in 序Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-4SKIP code
3q4.4The Kanji Dictionary
0022.2Four corner code
553deroo
5e8fUnicode hex code
1-29-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1502Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1607New Nelson (John Haig)
3065New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3803Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1945Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2639Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1594Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1720Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1342A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
507Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
507Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9253Morohashi
710A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
770Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
784Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
638sakade
1258Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
734henshall3
670Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
953Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
583Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1608Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xu4Pinyin reading
seoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level
良
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

good, pleasing, skilled

Kun
よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い
On
リョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
501 of 2500
Radical
艮 stopping
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

艮

Used in names as

じながまことよしらりょろう

Words starting with 良Words ending in 良Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-7-4, 3-5-2SKIP code
0a7.3The Kanji Dictionary
3073.2Four corner code
865deroo
826fUnicode hex code
1-46-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3885Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4954New Nelson (John Haig)
3558New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4373Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2216Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2980Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1468Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1578Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
520A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
767Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
586Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30597Morohashi
598A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
321Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
530sakade
861Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
628henshall3
492Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
479crowley
602Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1642Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1480Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liang2Pinyin reading
ryangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
俗
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things

On
ゾク
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1610 of 2500
Radical
人 person
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

化口谷ハ个
Words starting with 俗Words ending in 俗Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-2-7SKIP code
2a7.17The Kanji Dictionary
2826.8Four corner code
2177deroo
4fd7Unicode hex code
1-34-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
453Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
220New Nelson (John Haig)
104New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
119Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
79Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
88Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
968Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1042Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1498A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
776Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
544Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
695Morohashi
925A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1126Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1178Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
834sakade
1051Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1231Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1243Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
100Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
977Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
su2Pinyin reading
sogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level