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盾 (たて) — shield | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji
盾

盾

盾たて

shield

Kanji Military KMT8 N19 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

Kun'yomi

たて

On'yomi

ジュン

shieldescutcheonpretext

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 9

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Concepts using this kanji

contradiction

shield

backing

human shield

round shield

盾の両面を見よ

look at both sides of the thing

Golden Shield Project

shield shape

to use as a pretext

self-contradiction

principle of contradiction

consistency (of an axiomatic system)

mutually contradictory

logical inconsistency

oxymoron

contradiction

contradictio in adjecto

contradiction in terms

self-contradiction

矢も盾もたまらず

unable to stay still

law of contradiction

矛盾データ

inconsistent data

self-contradiction

self-contradiction

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後ろ盾
盾
矛盾
自己矛盾
矛盾語法
矛盾撞着
前後矛盾
撞着矛盾
相矛盾
形容矛盾
人間の盾
矛盾データ
論理矛盾
矛盾原理
矛盾律
盾の両面を見よ
無矛盾性
矛盾性
名辞矛盾
盾状
金盾
矢も盾もたまらず
円盾
盾に取る