鉾
Readings
Kana:
ボウ、ム、ほこ
Romaji:
bou, mu, hoko
Meanings
halberd, arms, festival float
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
14
Radical Number:
167
Frequency:
2453
Grade:
Skip Pattern:
1-8-6
Korean Reading:
mo
Chinese Reading:
mou2
Unicode:
927e
JIS:
4B48
Indexes
Halpern Index: 1720
Nelson Index: 4845
New Nelson Index: 6255
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a6.11
Four Corner Index: 8315.0
Japanese Names Index: 2342
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40353
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0525
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2154
Words
矛
(ほこ、とかり)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; weapon; arms; grip of a bow
鯱
(しゃちほこ、しゃっちょこ、さちほこ)
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
矛先
(ほこさき)
point of spear; spearhead; brunt; aim of attack; force of argument
揚げ蒲鉾
(あげかまぼこ)
deep-fried kamaboko
木棒
(きぼう、きほう)
wooden stick; wooden pole
蒲鉾
(かまぼこ)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
山鉾
(やまぼこ)
festival float mounted with a decorative halberd
蒲鉾兵舎
(かまぼこへいしゃ)
Quonset hut
鯱張る
(しゃちほこばる、しゃっちょこばる、しゃちこばる)
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
矛杉
(ほこすぎ)
spear-shaped Japanese cedar