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矛

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • halberd
  • arms
  • festival float

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ム
  • ボウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ほこ
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#2010
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
矛#110 · spear

Components

Common Words

  • 矛ほこNoun
    long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike
  • 矛盾むじゅんNoun
    contradiction, inconsistency
  • 矛先ほこさきNoun
    point of a spear, spearhead
  • 槌矛つちほこNoun
    mace
  • 瓊矛ぬほこNoun
    jeweled spear (jewelled)
  • 矛偏ほこへんNoun
    kanji "spear" radical at left
  • 矛杉ほこすぎNoun
    spear-shaped Japanese cedar
  • 矛楯むじゅんNoun
    contradiction, inconsistency

Practice in Kanjiru

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