Onyomi: ショウ, ソウ · Kunyomi: やり · Meanings: javelin, lance, spear
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 槍 | やり | spear, lance | common Noun |
| 矛 | ほこ | long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike | Noun |
| 槍鱮 | やりたなご | Tanakia lanceolata (species of cyprinid) | Noun |
| 槍騎兵 | そうきへい | lancer | Noun |
| 槍術 | そうじゅつ | spearmanship | Noun |
| 槍使い | やりつかい | spearman | Noun |
| 槍持ち | やりもち | spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family) | Noun |
| 槍先 | やりさき | spearhead | Noun |
| 槍衾 | やりぶすま | line of spears held at the ready | Noun |
| 槍烏賊 | やりいか | spear squid (Loligo bleekeri) | Noun |
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