公地 こうち Meanings Noun public land; government land See also: 私地 (しち). Kanji 公 public. Read as コウ. 地 land. Read as チ. Words containing 公地 公地公民 (こうちこうみん) complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms; ritsuryō period) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists