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槍

槍 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. やり。武具のひとつ。
  2. つつ。火器。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「倉」。「やり」「火器」を意味する漢語｛槍｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

spear, lance, javelin

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウ
  • ショウ
Kun (native)
  • やり
Nanori (used in names)
  • うつ
Other languages
  • 拼音qiang1
  • 한글chang
  • 한글jaeng
  • Hán-ViệtThương
  • Hán-ViệtSanh

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+69CD

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木倉

Words using this kanji

  • 槍やり（やり）長い棒の先端に、尖らせた刃をつけた武器。spear, lance, javelin, lance
  • 槍玉やりだまskilled control of a spear, stabbing (someone) with a spear, victim, scapegoat
  • 槍先やりさきspearhead
  • 槍衾やりぶすまline of spears held at the ready
  • 槍術そうじゅつ槍によって相手を倒す武術。spearmanship
  • 槍鱮やりたなごTanakia lanceolata (species of cyprinid)
  • 槍兵そうへい槍などの長い武器で武装した歩兵。pikeman, spearman, lanceman
  • 槍鉋やりがんなyariganna
  • 槍持ちやりもちspear carrier (for the master of a samurai family)
  • 槍術家そうじゅつか槍術を行う武術家またはそれで生業としている者、修得している者。spearman
  • 槍騎兵そうきへい槍で武装した騎兵。lancer
  • 槍烏賊やりいかspear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
  • 槍使いやりつかいspearman
  • 槍の穂先やりのほさきspearhead
  • 槍を振るうやりをふるうto wield a spear
  • 槍玉に挙げるやりだまにあげるto make an example of, to make a victim of, to hold up someone (something) to ridicule, to single out someone for criticism
  • 槍玉に上がるやりだまにあがるto be made an example of, to be made a victim of, to be exposed to ridicule
  • 槍が降ってもやりがふってもwhatever misfortune happens

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-10
Four Corner
4896.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a10.20
Heisig
2576
Nelson
2342