ホコ
Meanings
Noun
1. long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike
2. parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Pitch accent
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コ
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge