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鉾: halberd

halberd; spear
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Readings

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ほこ

Read ほこ, voiced to ぼこ in 蒲鉾 (fish cake) and 山鉾 (festival float). 矛 is a similar kanji also read ほこ.

Key words

蒲鉾かまぼこkamaboko fish cake
山鉾やまぼこfestival float
鉾ほこhalberd; spear
鉾先ほこさきspearhead
鉾田ほこたHokota (Ibaraki)

Example sentences

Red-and-white kamaboko is indispensable in the New Year's osechi dishes.

At Kyoto's summer festival, big decorated floats move slowly down the streets.

An old painting showed a soldier holding a halberd standing in front of a gate.

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