# 矛 halberd

予 (beforehand) + ノ (katakana 'no')
☆☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
OBSOLETE

## Onyomi

MU | Stab a MOOcow with your halberd.

## Mnemonic

| beforehand + one more line - a pointy line - which is the halberd in question. The guy had the halberd ready BEFOREHAND, to stab your ass. Also he seems to be flipping you off.

## Jukugo

矛盾(むじゅん) | contradiction ★★★☆☆ 矛 (halberd) + 盾 (shield) = 矛盾 (contradiction ) contradiction / hypocrisy　 (interesting: the kanji literally mean 'spear plus shield'! Picture a guy claiming his shield is for self-defense, even as he holds a bloody spear in his other hand) . . .. Japanese, tellingly, does not have a word for hypocrisy, so if you want to say hypocrite, you have to use this word (mujun) and try and make it fit.
矛先(ほこさき) | bruuuunt ☆☆☆☆☆ 矛 (halberd) + 先 (earlier/ the tip) = 矛先 (bruuuunt) literally 'spearhead'; figuratively, the brunt.

## Used In

- 柔
- 務