What is the Kanji for "Extensive" and "Doctor"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Extensive" and "Doctor", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Extensive" and "Doctor" is "博".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its onyomi readings are "Haku" and "Baku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "十" means "Ten" and can be read as "Juu" and "Too". And The component "尃" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "博" mean in japanese?

"博" means "Extensive" and "Doctor".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

博物館: "Museum". The Japanese noun '博物館 (はくぶつかん)' means 'museum'. A museum is an institution that houses a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Museums are places where people can learn about and appreciate various aspects of human history, culture, and the natural world. For example: I went to the art museum yesterday - (私は昨日美術館に行きました). The natural history museum is very interesting - (自然史博物館はとてもおもしろいところです).

博士: "Dr.". The Japanese noun '博士 (はかせ)' means 'Dr.' or 'doctor'. It is an honorific title used to refer to someone who has obtained a doctoral degree. This word is often used when addressing or referring to university professors, researchers, or other individuals who have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree. For example: My professor, Dr. Suzuki, gave an excellent lecture - (私の教授、鈴木博士は素晴らしい講義をしました).

博物: "Museum". The Japanese noun '博物 (はくぶつ)' refers to a museum, which is an institution that collects, preserves, and displays objects of historical, cultural, artistic, or scientific significance. Museums can cover a wide range of topics, such as art, history, science, or natural history. For example: The museum has an impressive collection of ancient artifacts - (その博物館には歴史的な古代アーティファクトの素晴らしいコレクションがある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". And The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.