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    3. 盾

    盾

    盾たて

    shield

    N1KMT7News #11+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab9 strokes

    楯

    たて

    Noun

    1.
    shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    騎き士しは剣けんと盾したてを持もって戦たたかった。

    The knight fought with a sword and shield.

    KMT4MilitaryHistory
    警けい察さつ官かんはデモ隊たいから身みを守まもるために盾つたてを使し用ようした。

    The police officer used a shield to protect himself from the demonstrators.

    KMT7MilitaryPolitics & Law
    古こ代だいローマの兵へい士しは、大おおきな木もく製せいの盾たてで身みを守まもった。

    Ancient Roman soldiers protected themselves with large wooden shields.

    KMT7MilitaryHistory
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを隠かくすために、病びょう気きを盾たてにした。

    He used illness as a pretext to hide his failure.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    特とく殊しゅ部ぶ隊たいは、銃じゅう弾だんを防ふせぐための防ぼう弾だん盾たてを装そう備びしている。

    Special forces are equipped with bulletproof shields to block bullets.

    KMT8MilitaryTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    盾
    たて…(1)
    shield・escutcheon・pretext
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