This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ジュン、たて
Romaji: jun, tate
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

shield, buckler, pretext

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-9
Korean Reading:  sun
Chinese Reading:  shun3
Unicode:  696f
JIS:  3D5D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1016
Nelson Index: 2314
New Nelson Index: 2776
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a9.3
Four Corner Index: 4296.4
Japanese Names Index: 1897
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15173
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0471
Remembering the kanji Index: 2513
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 928
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2573
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1281

Words

(たて)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
醜の御楯 (しこのみたて)
the humble shield of our Sovereign Lord
小楯 (こだて)
small shield; screen
楯状火山 (たてじょうかざん)
shield volcano
立てこもり (たてこもり)
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged
後ろ盾 (うしろだて)
backing; support; backer; supporter; patron; sponsor; shield that protects one's back
楯突く (たてつく)
to oppose; to resist; to defy
立てこもる (たてこもる)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
楯鱗 (じゅんりん)
placoid scale
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