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Keyword
dagger-axe
  • halberd
  • arms
  • festival car
  • float
  • tasselled spear radical (no. 62)
Strokes
4
Readings
カ
ほこ
ほこづくり
Mnemonic
An archer starts to shoot with a bow, but a soldier's slash left with a dagger-axe knocks the arrow aside.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
戈ほこ
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Noun
戈か
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
Noun
銅どう戈か
bronze dagger-axe
Noun