矛
矛: spear
spear; halberd
5 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 8 words here
Readings
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Kunほこ
む in 矛盾(むじゅん) "contradiction". 矛(ほこ) "spear"; 矛先(ほこさき) "brunt; target".
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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
君の話は、さっきの話と矛盾しているよ。
What you are saying contradicts what you said earlier.
王は矛を手に取り、兵士たちの先頭に立った。
The king took a spear in hand and stood at the head of his soldiers.
怒った客の矛先が、新人の店員に向いた。
The angry customer's wrath turned on the new clerk.