盾
Readings
Kana:
ジュン、たて
Romaji:
jun, tate
Meanings
shield, escutcheon, pretext
Stroke Diagram
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
盾
(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