博 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「十」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「十」
- On
- ハク・バクはく・ばく · haku · baku
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- broad, extensive, abundant
Stroke order
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 十 (gather/spread throughout) gives the meaning and 尃 the sound; to spread widely, hence broad and extensive.
Readings and examples
| Onハクはくhaku | 博識はくしき博覧はくらん博士号はかせごう |
|---|---|
| Onバクばくbaku | 博労ばくろう博徒ばくと |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 博物館はくぶつかん
museum
- 博士はかせ
doctor, PhD, expert
- 賭博とばく
- 博奕ばくち
Example
日曜日に博物館できょうりゅうを見ました。
On Sunday I saw dinosaurs at the museum.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)