博

broad; Dr.; command; esteem; win acclaim; Ph.D.; exposition; fair

12 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 794.

Readings

• ハク (on reading): 博物館 (はくぶつかん) museum; 万博 (ばんぱく) world fair
• バク (on reading): 博打 (ばくち) gambling; 博徒 (ばくと) gambler
• Read as a whole word: 博士 (はかせ) doctor; 博士論文 (はかせろんぶん) doctoral dissertation; 天文博士 (てんもんはかせ) (ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.

Components

• 十
• 尃
• 丶 radical dot
• 十 radical ten
• 寸 radical inch; measure
• 田 radical rice field

Words using 博

• 博物館 (はくぶつかん) museum
• 万博 (ばんぱく) world fair
• 博士課程 (はくしかてい) doctoral course
• 博士号 (はくしごう) doctor's degree
• 博する (はくする) to win
• 博士 (はかせ) doctor
• 博士論文 (はかせろんぶん) doctoral dissertation
• 天文博士 (てんもんはかせ) (ritsuryō system) teacher responsible for training in astronomy, astrology, calendar-making, etc.
• 東方の三博士 (とうほうのさんはかせ) Magi
• 音博士 (おんはかせ) professor specializing in the readings of kanji in classic Confucianist texts
• 博打 (ばくち) gambling
• 博徒 (ばくと) gambler
• 博奕 (ばくえき) gambling
• 博打打ち (ばくちうち) professional gambler
• 博奕宿 (ばくちやど) gambling den
• 博多 (はかた) Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
• 博多弁 (はかたべん) Hakata dialect
• 博多祇園山笠 (はかたぎおんやまかさ) festival held in July in Fukuoka City
• 博多人形 (はかたにんぎょう) Hakata doll
• 博多どんたく (はかたどんたく) Hakata Dontaku Festival (Fukuoka)

120 words in all.

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