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: ム ボウ
Composition: 予 丿
Radical: 矛
Meaning: spear
矛盾 (ムジュン) contradiction, inconsistency
矛盾原理 (ムジュンゲンリ) principle of contradiction (logic)
矛 (ほこ) long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
矛先 (ほこさき) point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
銅矛 (どうほこ) bronze hoko, bronze halberd, bronze spearhead
瓊矛 (ぬほこ) jeweled spear (jewelled)