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Kanji Detail for 博 - "learned"

博

  • Meaning

    博 means "learned." Also associated with wide, gamble.

    1. Wide - Broad; extensive.

    2. Learned - Knowledgeable; scholarly.

    3. Gamble - To bet; to wager.

  • Words using 博

    • 博士 はかせ Listen expert; learned person; doctor
    • 博物館 はくぶつかん Listen museum
    • 博覧会 はくらんかい Listen exhibition; exposition; expo
    • 博物 はくぶつ Listen natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
    • 国立博物館 こくりつはくぶつかん Listen national museum
    • 博愛 はくあい Listen charity; benevolence; philanthropy
    • 博多 はかた Listen Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
    • 博学 はくがく Listen erudition; extensive learning

  • Four-character idioms with 博

    • 博学多才 はくがくたさい Listen wide knowledge and versatile talents
    • 博学多識 はくがくたしき Listen erudition and extensive knowledge
    • 博引旁証 はくいんぼうしょう Listen citing copious references
    • 博愛主義 はくあいしゅぎ Listen philanthropism
    • 博聞強記 はくぶんきょうき Listen being widely read and having a highly retentive memory
    • 博覧多識 はくらんたしき Listen erudition and extensive knowledge; widely read and well-informed

  • Tattoo check: 博

    • Verified meaning: learned
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とおる, はく, ひろ, ひろし)
    • Also carries these associations: wide, gamble

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 博

    Given names 博(はく)Listen 博(ひろ)Listen 博(ひろし)Listen 博(ひろむ)Listen

    Surnames 博(とおる)Listen 博(ひろつぐ)Listen 博(ひろと)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Dr.; command; esteem; win acclaim; Ph.D.; exposition; fair

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    gamble, play games; wide, broad

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Broad; wide. Such as 寬博. | Well-versed. Such as 博洽, 淵博, meaning having wide knowledge. | Board games. Now called gambling. (Mencius) "Playing board games and drinking wine." | To gain. Such as 以博一笑 (to gain a smile).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    baku(バク) バク

    haku(ハク) ハク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    十 (ju)

  • Related Keywords

    wide learned gamble gambling promote exhibition broad bet expansive extensive knowledgeable scholarly erudite wager display exposition vast intelligent sagacious

Sentences including 博

  • The museum is worth a visit.

  • A short walk brought me to the museum.

  • Is there a museum in this town?

  • How far is it from here to hakata?

  • How far is it from here to the museum?

  • Did they go to museum by bus?

  • This road will take you to the museum.

  • Is there a museum in this town?

  • Where is the museum?

  • Is this the right way to the museum?

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