# 盾 shield

(cliff) + (the fly)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes

## Onyomi

JUN | I bought my shield in JUNE.

## Mnemonic

| You need to stand behind the cliff to shield yourself from the onslaught of the fly. He has the strength of 20 men!!

## Kunyomi

たて | shield ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

矛盾(むじゅん) | contradiction ★★★☆☆ 矛 (halberd) + 盾 (shield) = 矛盾 (contradiction ) contradiction / hypocrisy　 (interesting: the kanji literally mean 'spear plus shield'! Picture a guy claiming his shield is for self-defense, even as he holds a bloody spear in his other hand) . . .. Japanese, tellingly, does not have a word for hypocrisy, so if you want to say hypocrite, you have to use this word (mujun) and try and make it fit.

## Used In

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