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矛

halberd
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingム、ボウ
Kun readingほこ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. halberdRtK
  2. arms
  3. festival float
  1. long-handled Chinese spear
  2. lance
  3. pike
  4. weapon

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

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