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矛 means 'halberd'
Common readings
On
ム
Additional readings
On ボウ
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 矛 - click the badge to download
This essay will teach you how to talk about inconsistencies, contradictions, and conflicts. You'll also find out why there's a spear through the heart of these problems. The 矛 shape serves as the "spear" radical, appearing in such unlikely places as characters for "gentleness" and "fog," and the essay explains why. Moreover, it provides a useful mnemonic to help you distinguish 矛 from the look-alike 予 (403: in advance).
Essay 1843 on 矛 (long-handled Chinese spear; "spear" radical) covers this radical, exploring why there's a spear in 柔 (soft) and in 霧 (fog). In both cases, 矛 is a component.
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Radical Note for 矛 ⇗
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Components
⿻ ノ (乃) katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from 予 previously; in advance
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 矛 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 矛 is used 22 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ム
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
contradiction; inconsistency(click the word for examples and links)
ほこ
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ほこ
(read as ぽこ)
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noun
penis (colloquialism; often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
An additional 2 less common words include 矛 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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