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盾 means 'shield'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1665   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-28    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 22 words   Used in 20 names   Component in 7 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジュン
Kun
   たて shield
Components
⿸  ⺁ (厂) cliff  ⿱  𠂇 (十) ten  目 eye  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 盾 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 盾 is used 22 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ジュン : 15 words FIND ALL
む じ ゅ ん 0
contradiction; inconsistency
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たて : 6 words FIND ALL
た て 1
noun
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
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たて (read as だて) : 1 word FIND ALL
う し ろ だ て 0
noun
1. backing; support; backer; supporter; patron; sponsor
2. shield that protects one's back
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Henshall: 1375  Joy o' Kanji : 1375  Key to Kanji: - 

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盾
ジュン   たて shield   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
⺁
cliff
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