Kanji

盾

盾

shield, escutcheon, pretext

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

目部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たて

Nanori (Name Reading)

たて

Common Readings

ジュン, たて

Example sentences

盾 たて
兵士 は 盾 を 構えて 、 敵 の 攻撃 を 必死に 防いだ 。

The soldier held his shield and desperately fended off the enemy's attack.

脅迫 きょうはく
犯人 は 人質 を 盾 に して 警察 を 脅迫した 。

The criminal threatened the police using the hostages as shields.

矛盾 むじゅん
彼 の 話 は 、 前後 の 内容 が 矛盾している 。

His story has contradictions between the first and second half.

孕む はらむ
彼 の 言葉 は 深い 矛盾 を 孕んでいる

His words contain a deep contradiction.

後ろ盾 うしろだて
彼 は 有力 な 政治家 を 後ろ盾 に している 。

He has a powerful politician as his backer.

Example Vocabulary

盾

たて

shield

矛盾

むじゅん

contradiction; inconsistency

後ろ盾

うしろだて

backing; support; patron; backer

盾突く

たてつく

自己矛盾

じこむじゅん

矢も盾もたまらず

やもたてもたまらず

円盾

まるたて

人間の盾

にんげんのたて

盾つく

たてつく

盾状

たてじょう

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