矛
矛 — Halberd
halberd, arms, festival float
On’yomiム (mu)
On’yomiボウ (bou)
Kun’yomiほこ (hoko)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 矛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矛盾 | むじゅん mujun | contradiction; inconsistency |
| 矛先 | ほこさき hokosaki | point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.) |
| 矛 | ほこ hoko | long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike |
Study notes
矛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1538 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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