槍
spear, lance, javelin
Readings
On'yomi
- ソウ
- ショウ
Kun'yomi
- やり
Nanori
- うつ
Meaning
槍 centers on a long, pointed weapon used for thrusting or throwing: a spear, lance, or javelin.
Most common words using 槍
20 of 46- 槍やり
spear; lance
- 横槍よこやり
interruption; interference; butting in
- 竹槍たけやり
bamboo spear
- 槍玉やりだま
skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear
- 一番槍いちばんやり
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy)
- 槍烏賊やりいか
spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
- 槍術そうじゅつ
spearmanship
- たんぽ槍たんぽやり
padded spear (for practice)
- 三又槍魚みつまたやりうお
Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus)
- 三叉槍さんさそう
trident
- 千本槍せんぼんやり
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
- 單槍匹馬たんそうひつば
doing something on one's own without another's help
- 大身槍おおみやり
ōmi yari; long-bladed spear (blades 60cm or more)
- 弓馬刀槍きゅうばとうそう
archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general
- 弓馬槍剣きゅうばそうけん
archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general
- 手槍てやり
short spear; javelin
- 投げ槍なげやり
throwing spear; javelin
- 投擲槍とうてきそう
throwing spear; javelin
- 投槍器とうそうき
atlatl; woomera; spear thrower
- 斧槍ふそう
halberd
Study
Etymology
槍 combines 木 (wood) with 倉, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a storehouse or container, suggesting a wooden shafted weapon. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
A wooden (木) shaft with a sharp head stored in a warehouse (倉) ready for battle: that's a spear.
Reading mnemonic
For ソウ, imagine a soldier (ソウ) thrusting a spear into a warehouse door: soldier -> ソウ, and the spear is the weapon he uses.