JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 盾: "shield, escutcheon, pretext"
The kanji 盾 means "shield, escutcheon, pretext". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュン in on'yomi and たて in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たて
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | shield, escutcheon, pretext |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1476 of 2,501 |
Common words with 盾
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 盾shield; buckler; escutcheon · pretext; excuse; grounds (for); justification
- 矛盾contradiction; inconsistency
- 後ろ盾backing; support; backer; supporter · shield that protects one's back
- 自己矛盾self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
- 円盾round shield; buckler
- 矢も盾もたまらずunable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
- 人間の盾human shield
- 相矛盾mutually contradictory
- 矛盾律law of contradiction
- 盾状shield shape
- 矛盾撞着self-contradiction
- 前後矛盾self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
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