# 盾 — Shield

Frequency rank 1672 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 践 (Practice), less common than 軟 (Soft).

- On’yomi: じゅん
- Kun’yomi: たて
- Radical: 目 Eye (Kangxi 109)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

An eye on the left peers over a plate on the right — an eye hiding behind a plate, using it as a protective shield.

In words:

- 盾 たて — shield;buckler;escutcheon;pretext
- 矛盾 むじゅん — contradiction,inconsistency

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