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Keyword
halberd
  • arms
  • festival float
Frequency
#1538
Strokes
5
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1311
Readings
ほこ67%
ム33%
Mnemonic
Fed up with jumping, a plumber in a Mario cap lashes a halberd blade and a hook to a pipe, and with one slash left his new halberd beheads Bowser.
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Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
矛ほこ
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Noun
矛む盾じゅん
contradiction; inconsistency
Noun
矛ほこ先さき
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; target; brunt; force (of an argument); edge
Noun