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伯

chief
Stroke count: 7

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. chiefRtK
  2. count
  3. earl
  4. uncle
  5. brazil

Popular Usage

伯父さん伯母さん

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · white (白) · dove

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1041

Compound words

画伯がはく
master painter; great artist; painter; artist
伯爵はくしゃく
count; earl
伯仲はくちゅう
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; being well contested; eldest and second eldest brother

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 伯

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step