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Kanji Detail for 覇 - "hegemony, champion, supremacy"

覇

  • Meaning

    覇 means "hegemony, champion, supremacy."

    1. Hegemony - Dominance; supreme authority.

    2. Champion - A winner; one who leads.

    3. Supremacy - The state of being supreme; the highest power.

    4. Ruler - One who governs with authority.

  • Words using 覇

    • 連覇 れんぱ Listen successive championships
    • 制覇 せいは Listen conquest; domination; supremacy
    • 覇権 はけん Listen hegemony
    • 覇者 はしゃ Listen supreme ruler; conqueror; champion

  • Origin of 覇

    The old form crowns 月, the moon, with rain and a hide: the pale light of the new moon — borrowed for the overlord whose supremacy waxes like it. Dominance as the rising light none can dim.

    How to remember it: The waxing moon 月 nothing can hold back — supremacy: the power that rises and rules.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 覇

    • Verified meaning: hegemony, champion, supremacy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すぶる, はる)

    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 覇

    Given names 覇(はる)Listen

    Surnames 覇(すぶる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hegemony; supremacy; leadership; champion

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rule by might rather than right

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 霸[ba4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ha(ハ) ハ

    haku(ハク) ハク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hatagashira(はたがしら) はたがしら

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    襾 西 覀 (oikammuri・nishi・kanamenokashira)

  • Related Keywords

    hegemony champion supremacy conqueror leader ruler domination ascendancy authority command control dominance influence king power preeminence reign superiority

Sentences including 覇

  • Okinawa Prefecture's capital is Naha City.

  • He won four successive world championships.

  • Do you think the Supersonics will go all the way to the world championships?

  • The countdown to the conquest of every sentence has finally begun.

  • Really - what's up? Where's your go-for-it attitude?

  • We must pay attention to the fact that no nation claimed sovereignty over this region.

  • Admittedly, models of hegemonic order cannot provide an explanation for all observed successful bargaining strategies.

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