Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: shield, escutcheon, pretext
Kunyomi: たて
Onyomi: ジュン
Composition: 厂 十 目
Radical: 目
Meaning: eye
相矛盾 (アイムジュン) mutually contradictory
形容矛盾 (ケイヨウムジュン) contradictio in adjecto, contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)
盾 (たて) shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
楯突く (たてつく) to defy, to disobey, to rebel against, to oppose, to resist
人間の盾 (にんげんのたて) human shield
円盾 (まるたて) round shield, buckler