Memory phrase for the Kanji: 矛

矛

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Meaning halberd, lance

Pronunciation

MU, BŌ
hoko

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
From a pictograph of a barbed lance.

Radicals

矛 barbed lanceThe radical munohoko shows a barbed lance. Do not mistake with prior/beforehand 予. Other radicals with weapons are: 戈 殳 斤
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 Vocabulary

矛盾 むじゅん  contradiction, inconsistency

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