鋒 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「金」
道準1University / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「金」
- On
- ホウ
- Kun
- きっさき・とかり・ほこさき
- Meaning
- point of a blade; vanguard
Origin
Metal 金 with 夆 as phonetic: the point of a blade; hence the sharp edge of momentum.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 先鋒せんぽう
vanguard; spearhead
- 舌鋒ぜっぽう
sharpness of tongue
Example
彼は改革論議の先鋒に立った。
They stood at the forefront of the reform debate.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)