楯: shield

shield; pretext

13 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

ジュン

Kun

たて

楯 is a variant of 盾 (たて, shield); you mostly meet it in 楯突く and in surnames like 岩楯.

楯たてshield

楯突くたてつくto defy, talk back to

後ろ楯うしろだてbacker, support

騎士きしは大おおきな楯たてを構かまえて、矢やを防ふせいだ。

The knight held up a large shield and blocked the arrows.

新人しんじんのくせに社長しゃちょうに楯突たてつくなんて、勇気ゆうきがあるね。

Defying the company president even though you're a newcomer, you've got guts.

町長ちょうちょうが後ろ楯うしろだてになってくれたので、計画けいかくは無事ぶじに進すすんだ。

Since the mayor backed us, the plan went ahead smoothly.