博 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「十」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「十」
- On
- ハク・バク
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- broad, extensive, abundant
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 十 (gather/spread throughout) gives the meaning and 尃 the sound; to spread widely, hence broad and extensive.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ハク | 博識・博覧・博士号 |
|---|---|
| バク | 博労・博徒 |
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
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.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)