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覇

覇·supremacy, hegemony

On-yomi
ハ
Kun-yomi
none

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Stroke order

Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.

19 strokes, numbered in writing order. Data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Common words

WordReadingMeaning
覇権はけんhegemony
制覇せいはconquest, winning a title
覇者はしゃchampion, supreme ruler
連覇れんぱconsecutive championships

Example sentences

  1. そのチームは三年連続で全国制覇を果たした。

    そのチームはさんねんれんぞくでぜんこくせいはをはたした。

    That team won the national title three years in a row.

  2. 大国が海の覇権を争っている。

    たいこくがうみのはけんをあらそっている。

    The great powers are contending for maritime hegemony.

Similar-looking kanji

Do not confuse these on the exam.

Common mistakes

  • Reading 連覇 as れんは — after ん the ハ becomes パ: れんぱ
  • Using 制覇 only for war; in everyday Japanese it very often means winning a sports title

Memory aid

Picture it

西 (west) over 革 (tough hide) and 月 (moon): a conqueror's leather banner flying from the western horizon to the rising moon — rule over everything in between.

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