【矛】(Hoko/lance) Kanji Radical, Bushu

【矛】Hoko

In this time, I will introduce the Kanji radical "矛".

reading of the radical

its readings is

・hoko, hoko-hen　ほこ、ほこへん

Commentary on the radical

Next is the meaning of the radicali for "矛".
The radical 矛 represents a lance.
From this radical, letters related to lance.
And the origin of this character is explained in iLAB below.

kanji characters using this radical

These are kanji characters using this radical.
There are very few kanji with this radical.

・矛　mu, hoko　む、ほこ
it means lance

・矜　kyō　きょう
it means pride
But this kanji is not commonly used

The following kanji belong to a different radical

・務　mu, tsuto-meru　む、つと（める）
it means to serve as, to act as

This kanji belongs to the radical 力

List of kanji with "矛" as radical

They are listed in stroke order.

矛 矜

The following kanji belong to a different radical

務 → 力（chikara）

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