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halberd · arms · festival float

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Strokes5
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Radicalspear(5)

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Pictograph of halberd.

Symbolism

Contradiction, spear, weapon. Represents spear.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

自己矛盾

じこむじゅん

self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy; self-contradiction

矛盾撞着

むじゅんどうちゃく

self-contradiction; self-contradiction

前後矛盾

ぜんごむじゅん

self-contradiction; self-inconsistency; self-contradiction

撞着矛盾

どうちゃくむじゅん

self-contradiction; self-contradiction