# 矛 — halberd; spear

矛 means “halberd; spear”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ム (mu). Kun'yomi: ほこ (hoko). You'll see it in words such as 矛 (hoko, “long-handled Chinese spear; lance”).

- Meaning: halberd; spear
- On'yomi: ム (mu)
- Kun'yomi: ほこ (hoko)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 5

## How to remember 矛

Parts: 予 in advance · 丿 slash

## Words with 矛

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 矛 | ほこ (hoko) | long-handled Chinese spear; lance |

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 5” set

[虐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mistreat/) · [盾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shield/) · [妨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hinder/) · [矛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/halberd/) · [征](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/conquer/) · [殴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/punch/) · [虜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/captive/) · [刃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blade/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/halberd/. Last updated 2026-11-01.