# 伯 — Chief

Frequency rank 1498 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 虐 (Oppress), less common than 朗 (Bright).

- On’yomi: はく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A person on the left wears white on the right — a person dressed in distinguished white is the chief of the clan.

In words:

- 伯母さん おばさん — (hon) aunt
- 伯父さん おじさん — middle-aged gentleman,uncle
- 伯父/叔父 おじいさん — grandfather,male senior citizen

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