博
博

Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

Dr.acupuncturist

Constituents

丶drop
十needle
十needle
十ten
十ten
寸glue
専specialty
田brains
田rice field

Mnemonic Stories

A specialist with a needle (a doctor/phlebotomist or acupuncturist). Let the drop at the top-right represent the period at the end of Dr.

Dictionary

Common Words

博士はかせNounFreq #4350
1

expert; learned person

Examples
1972年に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士はココに手話を教え始めた。
In 1972, Dr. Francine Patterson started to teach sign language to Koko.
2

Colloquial; Noun, used as a suffix

doctor; PhD; Dr.

3

Historical term

instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period)

4

pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

博物館はくぶつかんNounFreq #15709
1

museum

Examples
あの博物館はくるに値する。
That museum is worth visiting.
博はくばくNoun suffixFreq #21373
1

doctor; PhD

2

exposition; fair; exhibition

賭博とばくNounFreq #23269
1

gambling

博打博奕ばくちNounFreq #24270
1

gambling; gaming

Examples
博打で彼は失敗した。
Gambling brought about his failure.
2

speculation; undertaking a risky venture

3

Archaic

professional gambler; gamester

博識はくしきFreq #24563
1

Common noun

extensive knowledge; erudition

Examples
博識の点で彼に及ぶものはいない。
No one can approach him in wideness of knowledge.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

learned; erudite; well-informed; knowledgeable

博するはくするTransitiveFreq #31051
1

Suru verb - special class

to win; to gain; to earn

2

Suru verb - special class

to spread (one's name, etc.)

博愛はくあいNoun~の Adj.Freq #39047
1

charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood; brotherly love; love of fellow man

博覧会はくらんかいNounFreq #50358
1

exhibition; exposition; expo; fair

Examples
委員長は博覧会の会場を見つけた。
The committee picked the site for the exhibition.
博士号はくしごうはかせごうNounFreq #52103
1

doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD

Examples
彼女は博士号を取得した。
She received a doctor's degree.

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