矛
矛

halberd, arms, festival float

5 strokesFrequency 1,538JLPT N1Grade 8

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ムボウ

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ほこ

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矛盾むじゅん矛楯NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #4224
1

contradiction; inconsistency

Examples
それは矛盾だらけだ。
It's a bundle of contradictions.
矛先ほこさき鉾先鋒NounFreq #10714
1

point of a spear; spearhead

2

focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; target; brunt

3

force (of an argument); edge

矛鉾戈鋒戟桙槍ほことかり (鋒)NounFreq #20744
1

long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike

2

ほこ only

weapon; arms

3

ほこ only

grip of a bow

4

Abbreviation

parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

矛を収める戈を収めるほこをおさめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #40412
1

to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

自己矛盾じこむじゅんNoun～の Adj.～する Verb四字熟語Freq #64842
1

self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy

相矛盾あいむじゅんNoun～する VerbFreq #124380
1

mutually contradictory

矛盾律むじゅんりつNounFreq #139490
1

Logic

law of contradiction

矛盾撞着むじゅんどうちゃくNoun～する Verb四字熟語Freq #147853
1

self-contradiction

前後矛盾ぜんごむじゅんNoun～する Verb四字熟語Freq #149187
1

self-contradiction; self-inconsistency

論理矛盾ろんりむじゅんNounFreq #152257
1

logical inconsistency; logical contradiction

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