戟

12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

halbert, arms

Kun'yomi
  • ほこ
    		long-handled Chinese spear ②weapon ③grip of a bow ④parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
On'yomi
  • ゲキ
    		ji (ancient Chinese halberd)

Main Radical

戈(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゲキ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

halbert, arms
ゲキ　ほこ (Kentei Pre-1)
eminent(卓) variant
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
early, fast
はや.い　サッ　ソウ (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

けん
剣
げき
戟
weapons ②fighting with swords
げき
戟
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
さん
三
さ
叉
げき
戟
trident
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References

Unicode hex code 621F
JIS X 0208 1-23-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1806
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2035
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1696
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2131
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1514
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11606
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4n8.1
Four corner code 4345.0