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楯

shield
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingジュン
Kun readingたて
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. shield
  2. buckler
  3. pretext
  4. escutcheonRtK
  1. escutcheon
  2. excuse

Radicals and components

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Components
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Compound words

佩楯はいだて
thigh guards (worn underneath armor)
楯突くたてつく
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
楯鱗じゅんりん
placoid scale
小楯こだて
small shield
矛楯むじゅん
contradiction
後ろ楯うしろだて
backing
楯つくたてつく
to defy
楯籠りたてこもり
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.)
楯籠るたてこもる
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.)
醜の御楯しこのみたて
the humble shield of our Sovereign Lord
楯籠もるたてこもる
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.)

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 楯

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step