JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 矛: "halberd, arms, festival float"
The kanji 矛 means "halberd, arms, festival float". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ム, ボウ in on'yomi and ほこ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ムボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほこ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | halberd, arms, festival float |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1538 of 2,501 |
Common words with 矛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 矛盾contradiction; inconsistency
- 矛先point of a spear; spearhead · focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; target; brunt
- 矛long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike · weapon; arms
- 矛を収めるto sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
- 自己矛盾self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
- 相矛盾mutually contradictory
- 矛盾律law of contradiction
- 矛盾撞着self-contradiction
- 前後矛盾self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
- 論理矛盾logical inconsistency; logical contradiction
- 無矛盾性consistency (of an axiomatic system)
- 瓊矛jeweled spear (jewelled)
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