Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 鉾

arms

arms, festival float, halberd

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ほこ
Onyomi 音読み
ボウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
#2453
Strokes
14
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 16 common entries

Showing 16 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

ほこ

grip of a bow

矛先

ほこさき

force (of an argument)

矛山車

ほこだし

parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

矛杉

ほこすぎ

spear-shaped Japanese cedar

山鉾

やまぼこ

festival float mounted with a decorative halberd

蒲鉾

かまぼこ

kamaboko

筋蒲鉾

すじかまぼこ

gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)

傘鉾

かさぼこ

combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals

銅矛

どうほこ

bronze hoko

木棒

きぼう

wooden stick

しゃちほこ

roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

武士は長いを手にしていた。

The warrior was holding a long halberd.

の先が朝日に光った。

The tip of the halberd shone in the morning sun.

兵士たちはをそろえて進んだ。

The soldiers advanced with their halberds aligned.

古いが蔵にしまわれていた。

An old halberd was stored in the warehouse.

王の前には飾りが置かれていた。

A ceremonial halberd was placed before the king.