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鋒 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「金」

道
準1University / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
ホウほう · hō
Kun
きっさき・とかり・ほこさきkissaki · tokari · hokosaki
Meaning
point of a blade; vanguard

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Metal 金 with 夆 as phonetic: the point of a blade; hence the sharp edge of momentum.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 先鋒せんぽう

    vanguard; spearhead

  • 舌鋒ぜっぽう

    sharpness of tongue

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

彼(かれ)は改革(かいかく)論議(ろんぎ)の先鋒(せんぽう)に立(た)った。

They stood at the forefront of the reform debate.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

先鋒舌鋒鋒先ahead舌tongue釘nail釧bracel…釦button鈷vajra鉤hook庄manor呆be dum…亨pass…庖kitche…朋friend
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Compound

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