覇
覇 — Hegemony
hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion
On’yomiハ (ha)
On’yomiハク (haku)
Kun’yomiはたがしら (hatagashira)
Stroke order (19 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 覇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 連覇 | れんぱ renpa | successive championships |
| 制覇 | せいは seiha | conquest; domination; supremacy |
| 覇権 | はけん haken | hegemony |
| 覇者 | はしゃ hasha | supreme ruler; conqueror; champion |
| 覇気 | はき haki | spirit; drive; vigour |
Study notes
覇 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1173 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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