矛

spear; halberd; arms; festival float

5 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1538.

Readings

• ム (on reading): 矛盾 (むじゅん) contradiction; 自己矛盾 (じこむじゅん) self-contradiction
• ほこ (kun reading): 矛先 (ほこさき) point of a spear; 矛 (ほこ) long-handled Chinese spear
• ボウ (on reading)

Components

• 予
• 丿
• マ radical katakana ma shape
• 矛 radical spear

Kanji containing 矛

• 務 task
• 柔 tender
• 茅 miscanthus reed
• 矜 pride
• 袤 length
• 楙 name of plant

Words using 矛

• 矛盾 (むじゅん) contradiction
• 自己矛盾 (じこむじゅん) self-contradiction
• 矛盾語法 (むじゅんごほう) oxymoron
• 矛盾撞着 (むじゅんどうちゃく) self-contradiction
• 前後矛盾 (ぜんごむじゅん) self-contradiction
• 矛先 (ほこさき) point of a spear
• 矛 (ほこ) long-handled Chinese spear
• 銅矛 (どうほこ) bronze hoko
• 矛を収める (ほこをおさめる) to sheathe one's sword
• 矛偏 (ほこへん) kanji "spear" radical at left

26 words in all.

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