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Kotomora

槍

spear, lance, javelin

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes14

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

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  • 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

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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.