JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 覇: "hegemony, supremacy, leadership"
The kanji 覇 means "hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハ, ハク in on'yomi and はたがしら in kun'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)
ハハク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はたがしら
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 | hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1173 of 2,501 |
Common words with 覇
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 覇気spirit; drive; vigour; vigor · ambition; aspiration
- 制覇conquest; domination; supremacy; mastery · winning (a championship)
- 覇者supreme ruler; conqueror · champion; winner; titleholder
- 覇supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; leadership · championship; victory
- 覇王supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
- 覇権hegemony
- 連覇successive championships
- 覇道rule by military force; military rule · (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
- 那覇Naha (city in Okinawa)
- 覇を唱えるto reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
- 覇業domination; supremacy
- 覇権争いleadership competition; power struggle
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