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矛: spear

spear; halberd
5 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 8 words here

Readings

On
ム・ボウ
Kun
ほこ

む in 矛盾(むじゅん) "contradiction". 矛(ほこ) "spear"; 矛先(ほこさき) "brunt; target".

Stroke order · 5 strokes

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Key words

矛盾むじゅんcontradiction
矛ほこspear; halberd
矛先ほこさきspearhead; focus of an attack

Example sentences

What you are saying contradicts what you said earlier.

The king took a spear in hand and stood at the head of his soldiers.

The angry customer's wrath turned on the new clerk.

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