戈

戈 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “spear”. It is treated as a basic building block: it is not broken down any further here. It appears as a component in 14 other characters in this index.

Keyword: spear
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ほこ, ほこづくり
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: halberd, fiesta, копье, drunkard
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 戈 halberd

Decomposition

No decomposition is listed: this shape is used whole.

Characters that contain 戈

賊 burglar
我 ego
戒 commandment
伐 fell
幾 how many
畿 capital suburbs
戦 war
戯 frolic
或 a (a certain)
㦮 float
𢦏 harvest festival
戠 kazoo
戎 military
戔 twin spear

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