Keyword
dagger-axe
Info
FrequencyUncommon
KankenLevel 1
Readings
か
(68%)
ほこ
(31%)
Composed of
shoot with a bow
slash left
Mnemonic

If someone is trying to shoot you with a bow then you can slash them to the left with your dagger-axe, a type of a halberd-like weapon used in ancient China.

Used in kanji (28 in total)
war
me (old fashioned)
commandment
how many
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
weapon; arms; (lit.) shield and spear; fighting; war
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)