盾

• 読み: たて
• ローマ字: tate
• 漢字の分解: 盾 (tate/jun) — shield
• 発音: /ta.te/

意味

Shield; a protective barrier held to deflect attacks.

A noun referring to a defensive tool used in combat or figuratively as protection. Common expressions: 盾にする (tate ni suru, to use as a shield/excuse), 矛盾 (mujun, contradiction — literally 'spear and shield,' from a famous Chinese parable). While physical shields are rare in modern life, the word appears frequently in games, fantasy media, and the idiom 矛盾.

例文

1. 騎士は剣と盾を持って戦った。
2. 子供を盾にするような行為は許されない。
3. ゲームで一番強い盾を手に入れた。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, gaming, idioms

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 盾 depicts a shield viewed from the front. The word appears in the classical Chinese paradox of the spear and shield (矛盾), one of the most famous philosophical anecdotes in East Asia.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal