矛 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 矛意味

halberd, arms, festival float

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矛 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ほこ hoko

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ム mu
ボウ bou

Examples

彼は敵目がけて槍を投げつけた。

He darted a spear at his enemy.

その戦士はヤリに敏感である。

The soldier worries about spears.

雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが、必ず行きますよ。

I’ll be there rain or shine.

Back to list JLPT N1 Kanji 29

垣 hedge, fence, wall

欺 deceit, cheat, delude

釣 angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare

萩 bush clover

粛 solemn, quietly, softly