5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

halberd, arms, festival float

Kun'yomi
  • long-handled Chinese spear ②weapon ③grip of a bow ④parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
On'yomi
  • ボウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

70.6%
ほこ 29.4%

Character Breakdown

halberd, arms, festival float
ム ほこ ボウ (7th, N1)
beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

contradiction
long-handled Chinese spear ②weapon ③grip of a bow ④parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
point of a spear ②focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.) ③force (of an argument)
mutually contradictory
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References

Unicode hex code 77DB
JIS X 0208 1-44-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3164
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3974
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2008
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 150
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23846
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1843
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 773
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 787
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1565
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1054
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 955
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1392
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1233
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.6
Four corner code 1722.2
De Roo Code 3553