Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: halberd, arms, festival float

Kunyomi: ほこ

Onyomi: ボウ

Composition: 丿

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: spear

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ムジュン contradiction, inconsistency

盾原理 ムジュンゲンリ principle of contradiction (logic)

Kunyomi Examples

ほこ long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

ほこさき point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge

どうほこ bronze hoko, bronze halberd, bronze spearhead

ぬほこ jeweled spear (jewelled)