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盾

shield
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingジュン
Kun readingたて
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. shieldRtK
    彼の票決記録をたどると矛盾だらけです。His voting record is riddled with contradictions.tatoeba
    彼の昨日の発言は先週の発言と矛盾していた。What he said yesterday was not in accord with what he said last week.tatoeba
  2. escutcheon
  3. pretext
  1. buckler
  2. excuse

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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drag · ten (十) · needle (丨) · eye (目)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1997

Compound words

矛盾むじゅん
contradiction; inconsistency
後ろ盾うしろだて
backing; support; backer; supporter; patron
盾座たてざ
Scutum (constellation)
佩盾はいだて
thigh guards (worn underneath armor)
盾つくたてつく
to defy
盾突くたてつく
to defy
相矛盾あいむじゅん
mutually contradictory
自己矛盾じこむじゅん
self-contradiction
盾籠もるたてこもる
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.)
前後矛盾ぜんごむじゅん
self-contradiction
撞着矛盾どうちゃくむじゅん
self-contradiction
矛盾語法むじゅんごほう
oxymoron
矛盾撞着むじゅんどうちゃく
self-contradiction
矛盾するむじゅんする
to contradict; to be inconsistent

Additional Examples

彼の行動は言っている事と矛盾する。
His behavior conflicts with what he says.tatoeba
彼の言動は常に矛盾していた。
His actions always contradicted his word.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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