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矛先 [news1,nf22] ；鉾先；ほこ先；鋒先；鋒
【ほこさき [news1,nf22] 】

1.	[n] ▶ point of a spear ▶ spearhead
2.	[n] ▶ focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.) ▶ aim ▶ target ▶ brunt
3.	[n] ▶ force (of an argument) ▶ edge

History:

10.	A 2021-10-02 00:06:02 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
9.	A* 2021-10-01 23:54:07 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	chujiten, prog, gg5
	Comments:	I think "force of an argument" is a separate sense. I don't think the x-ref is needed.
	Diff:	@@ -28 +27,0 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1514790">鋒先・ほさき・2</xref> @@ -33,0 +33,3 @@ +<gloss>focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>aim</gloss> +<gloss>target</gloss> @@ -35,2 +37,5 @@ -<gloss>aim of attack</gloss> -<gloss>force of argument</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>force (of an argument)</gloss> +<gloss>edge</gloss>
8.	A 2021-09-30 06:04:49 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7.	A* 2021-09-30 05:38:16 Opencooper
	Diff:	@@ -29 +29 @@ -<gloss>point of spear</gloss> +<gloss>point of a spear</gloss>
6.	A 2018-05-26 03:20:12 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	N-grams
	Comments:	鋒 gets a highish count, but I think it's for other readings.
	Diff:	@@ -13 +13 @@ -<keb>鋒</keb> +<keb>ほこ先</keb> @@ -19 +19 @@ -<keb>ほこ先</keb> +<keb>鋒</keb>
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5.	A* 2018-05-25 19:33:04
	Diff:	@@ -16,0 +17,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>ほこ先</keb>
4.	A 2012-03-28 21:52:35 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -27,0 +27,1 @@ +<gloss>spearhead</gloss>
3.	A* 2012-03-28 14:03:09 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5 斎藤和英大辞典 http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/鋒先 Also used in daijr definition for 「才鋒」
	Comments:	Add 「鋒先」 spelling. (Gets messy after this, sorry.) This seems a bit of a objectionable spelling, but given 3 different dicts use it, it’s certainly legit (I don’t get to decide Japanese spellings ;-). I don’t particularly like the spelling, as: * 鉾先 has a sensible ほこ-さき reading, * 鋒 is read as ほこさき itself …so 鋒先 seems redundant (using the 1-character kanji and then the suffix 〜先), but I guess this occurs. It also vies/overlaps with 鋒先・ほさき “tip (e.g. of a spear or brush)”. Indeed, there is a potential merge here with 穂先・ほさき due to 「鋒先」 spelling and “tip of a spear” meaning, though 鋒先・ほさき seems rather more used as “tip of a brush”, and a merged entry would be rather messy (it’s merging on a secondary spelling and half a meaning); for now I’ve put cross-references, leaving judgement to editors. Also, can’t count relative frequency of this spelling due to overlap with “tip of brush sense” – put last due to general reservations about spelling, noted above. (Heard 「ほこさき」 in conversation, who used it in “brunt of attack/argument” sense.)
	Diff:	@@ -15,0 +15,3 @@ +<k_ele> +<keb>鋒先</keb> +</k_ele> @@ -22,0 +25,1 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="1514790">鋒先・ほさき・2</xref>
2.	A 2010-08-25 03:19:35 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2010-08-25 00:51:26 David Stormer <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Added to meaning no.2 the word "brunt."
	Diff:	@@ -26,0 +26,1 @@ +<gloss>brunt</gloss>

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