Kanji

2453 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: halberd, arms, festival float

Kunyomi: ほこ

Onyomi: ボウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

木棒 キボウ wooden stick, wooden pole

Kunyomi Examples

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

しゃちほこ shachihoko, shachi, mythical animal with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)