# 伯 — uncle older than one's parent; count

伯 means “uncle older than one's parent; count”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ハク (haku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 伯 (haku, “count; earl”).

- Meaning: uncle older than one's parent; count
- On'yomi: ハク (haku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Family 2

## How to remember 伯

Sounds like 白: both read ハク.

Parts: 亻 person · 白 white

## Words with 伯

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 伯 | はく (haku) | count; earl |

## More in the “Family 2” set

[娠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pregnancy/) · [伯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-older-than-one-s-parent/) · [叔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/uncle-younger-than-one-s-parent/) · [姻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marry-into/) · [婿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bridegroom/) · [嫡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/legitimate-heir/) · [嗣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/heir/) · [戚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/relatives/)

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