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楯
楯
13 strokes
Grade 9

Meanings

shield
buckler
pretext

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たて

Common Words

盾
楯
たて
Noun
Freq #3204
1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

Examples
盾の両面を見よ。
Look on both sides of the shield.
矛盾
むじゅん
矛楯
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #4224
1

contradiction; inconsistency

Examples
それは矛盾だらけだ。
It's a bundle of contradictions.
後ろ盾
後ろ楯
うしろだて
Noun
Freq #12176
1

backing; support; backer; supporter; patron; sponsor

2

shield that protects one's back

立てこもる
立て篭もる
立て籠もる
たてこもる
たてごもる
楯籠る
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #24274
1

to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to)

2

to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up; to hold (a castle, etc.)

Examples
しかし王女は部屋に立てこもって出てこなかった。
However, the princess had barricaded herself in her room and wouldn't come out.
楯突く
盾突く
たてつく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #34543
1

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

Examples
あの人にたてつかない方がいいよ。
You're better off not getting in his way!
立てこもり
立て篭り
立て籠り
楯籠り
たてこもり
Noun
Freq #48046
1

shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.)

2

barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)

小楯
こだて
Noun
Freq #123905
1

small shield; screen

盾状
楯状
たてじょう
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #143439
1

shield shape

防楯
ぼうじゅん
Noun
Freq #147770
1

Military

gun shield (esp. artillery)

楯鱗
じゅんりん
Noun
Freq #172581
1

placoid scale

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