What does 公立 mean?
公立 is a Japanese noun meaning “public institution” in English. It is written as 公立 in kanji, こうりつ in hiragana, and kouritsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
その当時、どこの公立の学校にもネイティブの英語の先生などいませんでした。
At the time there were no native English speakers teaching in any public school.