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盾 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」

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4Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「目」
On
ジュンじゅん · jun
Kun
たてtate
Meaning
shield

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From a board held to protect the body — a shield.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジュンじゅんjun矛盾むじゅん
Kunたてtate盾たて後ろ盾うしろだて

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 矛盾むじゅん

    contradiction

  • 後ろ盾うしろだて

    backing; support

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

話(はなし)に矛盾(むじゅん)があると気(き)づいた。

I noticed a contradiction in the story.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 目Map of reading ジュンAll maps

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