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矛

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1698 / 2,608

Spear

On’yomi
ぼう
Kun’yomi
ほこ
Radical
矛 Spear (Kangxi 110)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 遮 (Intercept), less common than 飽 (Bored).

The spear character shows a spear shaft with a barb jutting out — the pointed barb on the spear makes it deadly.

In words

矛盾 むじゅん contradiction,inconsistencyN2

矛 is rank 1698 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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