EntryCommonWaniKani 47
  1. Noun

    point of a spear; spearhead

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

  3. force (of an argument); edge

Also written 鉾先【ほこさき】鋒【ほこさき】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

halberd, arms, festival float

Kun
ほこ
On
ボウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1538 of 2500
Radical
spear
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
0a5.6The Kanji Dictionary
1722.2Four corner code
3553deroo
77dbUnicode hex code
1-44-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3164Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3974New Nelson (John Haig)
2008New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2501Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1266Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1732Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1311Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1672A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
150Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1813Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23846Morohashi
1843A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
773Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
787Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1565Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1054Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
955Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1392Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1233Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mao2Pinyin reading
moKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Kun
さきま.ず
On
セン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
173 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

ぽん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-2SKIP code
3b3.7The Kanji Dictionary
2421.1Four corner code
2457deroo
5148Unicode hex code
1-32-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350New Nelson (John Haig)
2394New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3046Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
201A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
65Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1349Morohashi
49A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33sakade
16Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
43henshall3
54Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
115crowley
48Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
145Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
254Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian1Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level