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武器

ぶき

weapon, arms

Mnemonic

A halberd taken up and carried out on the march, and the rack it came off is standing empty. A bookie ぶき would not have taken odds on it: every one of them stood up: ぶき.

Built from

military, warrior
止 footprint + 戈 halberd
vessel, instrument
Four mouths 口 set around a dog in the middle, written 大 in the modern form. Vessels laid out on every side.

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