2453 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: halberd, arms, festival float
Kunyomi: ほこ
Onyomi: ボウ ム
Composition: 金 牟
Radical: 金
Meaning: metal, gold
木棒 (キボウ) wooden stick, wooden pole
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
鯱 (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)
2453 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: halberd, arms, festival float
Kunyomi: ほこ
Onyomi: ボウ ム
Composition: 金 牟
Radical: 金
Meaning: metal, gold
木棒 (キボウ) wooden stick, wooden pole
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
鯱 (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)