矛

halberd

Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingム、ボウ

Kun readingほこ

JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

halberdRtK
arms
festival float

Radicals and components

Radical矛spearComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

beforehand

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1311

Compound words

矛盾むじゅん

contradiction; inconsistency

矛先ほこさき

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; target

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 矛

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step