JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 伯: "chief, count, earl"
The kanji 伯 means "chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1741 of 2,501 |
Common words with 伯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 伯父さんuncle · old man; mister
- 伯母さんaunt
- 伯爵count; earl
- 伯母ちゃんauntie; older woman
- 伯count; earl · chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system)
- 伯爵夫人countess
- 伯林Berlin (Germany)
- 伯剌西爾Brazil
- 佐伯place : Saiki
- 画伯master painter; great artist · painter; artist
- 伯耆Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
- 伯仲being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; being well contested · eldest and second eldest brother; older and younger brother
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