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Readings

Kana: ホウ、きっさき、とかり、ほこさき
Romaji: hou, kissaki, tokari, hokosaki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dagger, sword's point, festival car, float

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-8-7
Korean Reading:  bong
Chinese Reading:  feng1
Unicode:  92d2
JIS:  4B2F

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4860
New Nelson Index: 6275
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a7.11
Four Corner Index: 8715.4
Japanese Names Index: 2339
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40455
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0551
Remembering the kanji Index: 2768
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1545
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2790
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2172

Words

矛先 (ほこさき)
point of spear; spearhead; brunt; aim of attack; force of argument
(ほこ、とかり)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike; weapon; arms; grip of a bow
鋭鋒 (えいほう)
brunt of attack or argument
穂先 (ほさき)
ear (e.g. of wheat); tip (e.g. of brush or spear); spearhead
兵鋒 (へいほう)
the point of a sword; the advance of an army
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
先鋒 (せんぽう)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
蜂起 (ほうき)
uprising; revolt
機鋒 (きほう)
brunt
筆鋒 (ひっぽう)
power of the pen
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