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鉾ほこ
Meanings
Noun
1. long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike
2. weapon; arms
when read as "ほこ"
3. grip of a bow
when read as "ほこ"
4. parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Alt. forms
矛ほこ
63%
鉾ほこ
24%
戟ほこ
3%
戈ほこ
2%
ほこ
2%
鋒ほこ
1%
桙ほこ
1%
槍ほこ
Kanji used
鉾
arms
Pitch accent
ほ
こ
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Used in: 148
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
spear-shaped Japanese cedar
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