盾
盾

shield, escutcheon, pretext

9 strokesFrequency 1,476JLPT N1Grade 8

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盾楯たてNounFreq #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NounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #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NounFreq #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IntransitiveGodan verbFreq #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IntransitiveGodan verbFreq #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!
自己矛盾じこむじゅんNoun～の Adj.～する Verb四字熟語Freq #64842
1

self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy

円盾まるたてNounFreq #79902
1

round shield; buckler

矢も盾もたまらず矢も盾も堪らずやもたてもたまらずExpressionFreq #89009
1

unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself

人間の盾にんげんのたてNounExpressionFreq #110964
1

human shield

相矛盾あいむじゅんNoun～する VerbFreq #124380
1

mutually contradictory

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