hoko
★ Common
Noun
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1. point of a spear; spearhead
2. focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim
3. force (of an argument); edge
1. kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc. — explanation
1. shachihoko; shachi
2. roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
1. festival float mounted with a decorative halberd
1. combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals
1. bronze hoko; bronze halberd
1. deep-fried kamaboko
1. wooden stick; wooden pole
1. semi-cylindrical