盾
盾 — Shield
shield, escutcheon, pretext
On’yomiジュン (jun)
Kun’yomiたて (tate)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 盾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矛盾 | むじゅん mujun | contradiction; inconsistency |
| 盾 | たて tate | shield; buckler; escutcheon |
| 後ろ盾 | うしろだて ushirodate | backing; support; backer |
Study notes
盾 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1476 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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