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Common four-character idioms

How do you read 公明正大 in Japanese?
Act fairly and openly.

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How do you read this in Japanese?

公明正大

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Being fair, upright, and free of anything to hide. It describes decisions or conduct.

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  • kanji with 厶 beneath 八

  • kanji with 日 beside 月

  • four-character Japanese phrase 公明 followed by 正 and 大

These searches describe visual similarities, not formal radicals or character components.

公: 4 strokes; radical 八 (eight). 明: 8 strokes; radical 日 (sun). 正: 5 strokes; radical 止 (stop). 大: 3 strokes; radical 大 (big). Visual search descriptions are distinct from dictionary radical classifications.

公4 strokes / radical: 八 (eight)

明8 strokes / radical: 日 (sun)

正5 strokes / radical: 止 (stop)

大3 strokes / radical: 大 (big)

Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.

Kanjipedia「公」 ／ Kanjipedia「明」 ／ Kanjipedia「正」 ／ Kanjipedia「大」

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The answer is

こうめいせいだい

kōmei seidai

公明正大

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English translationFair and aboveboard

Being fair, upright, and aboveboard, without private bias or a guilty conscience. It can evaluate the conduct of a selection process or administration.

A facilitator openly hands identical sets of notebooks and writing tools to participants around a table.
Act fairly and openly.AI-generated illustration

See it in a sentence

応募者に同じ基準を示し、公明正大な選考を心がけた。

We gave all applicants the same criteria and aimed for a fair, aboveboard selection process.

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公明 is kōmei and 正大 is seidai. Check the reading in these two pairs.

Sources：Kanjipedia: 公明正大

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Describe conduct that demonstrates fairness

Use 公明正大に審査する. Concrete actions, such as applying shared criteria or explaining a decision, support the description.

例：担当者は公明正大な運営を目指し、選定の手順を参加者に説明した。

Seeking fair and open administration, the coordinator explained the selection procedure to participants.

A confident manner alone is not enough

A loud voice or confident manner alone is not what 公明正大 means. The expression also includes fairness and uprightness.

References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 公明正大

Explanation checked on 2026-11-02. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.

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