halberd

(beforehand) + (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 ★★★☆☆
(halberd) + (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 ☆☆☆☆☆
(halberd) + (earlier/ the tip) = 矛先 (bruuuunt)

literally 'spearhead'; figuratively, the brunt.

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