鋒

15 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

dagger, sword's point, festival car, float

Kun'yomi
  • きっさき
    		point (of a sword, etc.) ②pointed verbal attack
  • とかり
    		long-handled Chinese spear ②weapon ③grip of a bow ④parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
  • ほこさき
    		point of a spear ②focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.) ③force (of an argument)
On'yomi
  • ホウ
    		point (of a sword, etc.) ②pointed verbal attack

Main Radical

金(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ホウ 96.0%
ほこさき 4.0%

Character Breakdown

dagger, sword's point, festival car
ホウ　ほこさき　きっさき (Kentei Pre-1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
resist
ホウ　フ　バ
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
abundant, lush, bountiful
ホウ　フ　フウ
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ

Common Words

せん
先
ぽう
鋒
advance guard ②athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
じ
次
ほう
鋒
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
きゅう
急
せん
先
ぽう
鋒
van (of a movement)
えい
鋭
ほう
鋒
brunt of attack or argument
へい
兵
ほう
鋒
the point of a sword
ぜっ
舌
ぽう
鋒
sharp tongue
ひっ
筆
ぽう
鋒
power of the pen
ろん
論
ぽう
鋒
tone or force of an argument
き
機
ほう
鋒
brunt
ほう
鋒
ぼう
鋩
the tip of an edged instrument ②sharp words
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References

Unicode hex code 92D2
JIS X 0208 1-43-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4860
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6275
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2172
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1545
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2768
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2790
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2339
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40455
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a7.11
Four corner code 8715.4