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Kanji Detail for 伯 - "count, eldest, chief"
伯
- Meaning
伯 means "count, eldest, chief."
Count - A European noble title; earl.
Eldest - The firstborn; the senior.
Uncle - Father's elder brother.
Chief - The head; the leader.
Expert - One skilled in a particular art.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
chief; count; earl; uncle; Brazil
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 霸[ba4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Elder; senior. The eldest brother is called 伯. 伯仲叔季 is the order of brothers from eldest to youngest. | Father's elder brother is called 伯. Father is also abbreviated as 伯. All those of the father's generation are called 伯. A wife's address for her husband's elder brother is also 伯. | Under the old system, the third of the five ranks of nobility was 伯 (earl). | Same as 霸 (hegemon). The Five Hegemons were originally written as 五伯.
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Sentences including 伯
Her aunt takes care of his dog during the day.
My uncle has made me what i am today.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
依撒伯拉何々の墓だの、神僕ロギンの墓だのという傍に、一切衆生悉有仏生と書いた塔婆などが建ててあった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
伯父が見舞に来たとき、父はいつまでも引き留めて帰さなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は死に瀕している父の手前、その父に幾分でも安心させてやりたいと祈りつつある母の手前、働かなければ人間でないようにいう兄の手前、その他妹の夫だの伯父だの叔母だのの手前、私のちっとも頓着していない事に、神経を悩まさなければならなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「お前がいやなら、まあ伯父さんにでも世話を頼むんだが、それにしてもお母さんはどっちかで引き取らなくっちゃなるまい」「お母さんがここを動くか動かないかがすでに大きな疑問ですよ」兄弟はまだ父の死なない前から、父の死んだ後について、こんな風に語り合った」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私がこのかきものを読み始めて、読み終らない前に、父はきっとどうかなる、少なくとも、私は兄からか母からか、それでなければ伯父からか、呼ばれるに極っているという予覚があった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha