鋩
sword point
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Readings
On'yomi
- ボウ
Kun'yomi
- ほこさき
- きっさき
- へさき
Meaning
鋩 centers on the sharp tip of a blade: a sword point or spearhead. It refers specifically to the piercing end of a weapon.
Most common words using 鋩
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Etymology
鋩 combines 金 (metal) with 芒, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a sharp point or awn. The character is used for the point of a sword or spear.
Meaning mnemonic
The metal radical 金 on the left and the sharp-looking 芒 on the right together suggest a metal point: the tip of a sword.
Reading mnemonic
For ボウ, imagine a bow (as in bow and arrow) being sharpened to a point: bow -> ボウ, and the metal tip becomes a sword point.