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, escutcheon, pretext

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1476
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-2-7
Korean Reading:  don
Chinese Reading:  shun3
Unicode:  76fe
JIS:  3D62

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3006
Nelson Index: 215
New Nelson Index: 3912
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5c4.8
Four Corner Index: 7226.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1375
Gakken Index: 1640
Japanese Names Index: 984
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23171
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0182
Remembering the kanji Index: 1853
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1559
Kodansha Compact Index: 1381
Kanji in Context Index: 956
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1907
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2590
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1870
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1997
Essential Kanji Index: 1814
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3729
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2679
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1286

Words

(たて)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
形容矛盾 (けいようむじゅん)
contradictio in adjecto (contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies, i.e. "wooden iron", "hot ice", etc.)
楯突く (たてつく)
to oppose; to resist; to defy
矛盾撞着 (むじゅんどうちゃく)
self-contradiction
後ろ盾 (うしろだて)
backing; support; backer; supporter; patron; sponsor; shield that protects one's back
矛盾 (むじゅん)
contradiction; inconsistency
自己矛盾 (じこむじゅん)
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
盾座 (たてざ)
Scutum (constellation); the Shield
前後矛盾 (ぜんごむじゅん)
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
撞着矛盾 (どうちゃくむじゅん)
self-contradiction
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