伯はく

noun

count; earl

European noble title, equivalent to count or earl. Used in historical or foreign contexts.

• モンテ・クリスト伯はくは有ゆう名めいな小しょう説せつの主しゅ人じん公こうだ。

  The Count of Monte Cristo is the protagonist of a famous novel.

noun

chief official of the Department of Worship (ritsuryō system)

Historical term; refers to the head of the Jingikan under the ancient ritsuryō system.

See also: 神祇官

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、伯はくは神じん祇ぎ官かんの長官かみであった。

  Under the ritsuryō system, the haku was the chief official of the Department of Worship.

noun

Brazil (abbreviation)

Abbreviation for 伯剌西爾 (ブラジル). Used mainly in compounds like 日伯 (Japan-Brazil).

See also: ブラジル

• 伯はくはブラジルの略りゃく称しょうです。

  伯 is an abbreviation for Brazil.