Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 19

Meaning: hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion

Kunyomi: はたがしら

Onyomi: ハク

Composition: 西

Radical

Radical: 西

Meaning: west

西

Examples

Onyomi Examples

supremacy (over a nation), hegemony, domination, leadership, championship, victory

ハケン hegemony

セイハ conquest, domination, supremacy, mastery, winning (a championship)

初制 ハツセイハ first victory