also: ばく
Academic suffix or abbreviated compound element, used after a field name to mean a doctoral degree or doctor in that field, as in 工博 or 理博. It is much less conversational than the full word 博士.
She earned a Doctor of Science degree.
The business card said “Doctor of Engineering.”
Suffix or abbreviated compound element in names of expositions and fairs, often corresponding to a shortened form of 博覧会. Compound readings may include sound changes, such as 万博 read ばんぱく.
People gathered from around the world for the Osaka Expo.
I saw a new variety of rose at the flower expo.
博覧会 is the full word for an exposition or fair, while 博 is the shortened suffix used in event names such as 花博 and 万博.
doctor; PhD; Dr.
gambling
world expo; international exposition
win; gain; earn · spread one's name; make a name for oneself
extensive reading; wide knowledge
Priority reading. This is mainly a bound suffix or compound element, not usually a free-standing everyday noun.
Attested alternate on-yomi for this kanji as a compound element. Actual compound readings may vary, so check the full compound.
Sino-Japanese kanji morpheme 博. In these suffix uses it functions as a shortened compound element connected with doctoral titles and expositions; the exact development is compound-specific.
win; gain; earn · spread one's name; make a name for oneself
Doctor of Medicine; MD
large and wide; vast; broad
extensive referencing; citing widely
gambling game; game of chance
searching far and wide; extensive search
well-informed; erudite
extensive knowledge; erudition
vast knowledge; extensive learning
doctor of literature
profound; extensive (knowledge)