楯突く

盾突く、 楯つく

Reading

Kana: たてつく

Romaji: tatetsuku

Definition

v5k

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1

to oppose; to resist; to defy

Kanji

楯

Readings: ジュン、 たて

Meanings: shield, buckler, pretext

突

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く

Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

盾

Readings: ジュン、 たて

Meanings: shield, escutcheon, pretext

Example Sentence

あの人(ひと)にたてつかない方(ほう)がいいよ。

➥You're better off not getting in his way!