| Kanji | 盾 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ジュン |
| Kunyomi | たて |
| English | shield, escutcheon, pretext |
| Examples | 矛盾(むじゅん): contradiction; inconsistency 盾(たて): shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1476 |
| Components | 厂: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27) 十: ten 目: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor |
| Number of Strokes | 9 |
| Kanji Radical | 目 |
| Radical Number | 109 |
| Radical Strokes | 5 |
| Radical Reading | め・めへん・よこめ |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic |
| Keyword | shield |
| Koohii Story 1 | You paint 10 huge eyes on your shield to scare the enemy, but consequently your shield is so big and heavy that you have to drag it. |
| Koohii Story 2 | From Wikipedia: "If a Spartan hoplite were to return to Sparta alive and without his shield, it was assumed that he threw his shield at the enemy in an effort to flee; an act punishable by death or banishment." Picture the enemy of a Spartan soldier poking his eyes out with a sewing needle and trying to steal his shield. However, the Spartan desperately clutches on, and is dragged around for a while, preferring to die than to lose his shield. |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_human.activities_fighting
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