博 – Dr., command, esteem

12 strokesTaught in grade 4#794 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 博 means Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ハク、バク (haku, baku). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 十 (no. 24).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ハク	haku
On’yomi	バク	baku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 十 (Kangxi radical 24). Components: 十・寸・田・丶.

Words using 博

博士はかせexpert博物館はくぶつかんmuseum

Example sentences

あの博物館はくるに値する。

That museum is worth visiting.

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Kanji with the same radical

十協午千半南単卒卓卑

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