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Kanji Detail for 伯 - "count, uncle"

伯

  • Meaning

    伯 means "count, uncle." Also associated with eldest.

    1. Count - A European noble title; earl.

    2. Eldest - The firstborn; the senior.

    3. Uncle - Father's elder brother.

    4. Chief - The head; the leader.

    5. Expert - One skilled in a particular art.

  • Words using 伯

    • 伯爵 はくしゃく Listen count; earl

  • Four-character idioms with 伯

    • 保革伯仲 ほかくはくちゅう Listen conservatives and reformists being neck and neck; balanced conservative and progressive strengths
    • 勢力伯仲 せいりょくはくちゅう Listen (two sides) being evenly matched in influence or power
    • 実力伯仲 じつりょくはくちゅう Listen (the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability

  • Tattoo check: 伯

    • Verified meaning: count, uncle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つかさ, はく)
    • Also carries these associations: eldest

    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 伯

    Given names 伯(つかさ)Listen 伯(はく)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    haku(ハク) ハク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    count eldest uncle chief elder expert earl aristocrat authority firstborn head hierarchy kin lineage noble patriarch rank relative senior

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