盾 (tate)
盾 (たて, tate) is a Japanese noun meaning “shield; buckler”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- たて
- Romaji
- tate
- Word class
- Noun
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- shield; buckler; escutcheon · noun
- pretext; excuse; grounds (for); justification · noun
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 盾
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 盾.
Source: JMdict entry 1341840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.