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盾 たて N3

  1. buckler; escutcheon; shield
  2. excuse; grounds (for); justification; pretext

盾に取る たてにとる

  1. to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use to one's advantage
  2. to hide behind; to shelter behind; to use as a shield

盾の両面を見よ たてのりょうめんをみよ

  1. look at both sides of the shield; look at both sides of the thing

盾状 たてじょう

  1. shield shape

矛盾 むじゅん N2

  1. contradiction; inconsistency

後ろ盾 うしろだて

  1. backer; backing; patron; sponsor; support; supporter
  2. shield that protects one's back

自己矛盾 じこむじゅん

  1. antinomy; paradox; self-contradiction

矛盾語法 むじゅんごほう

  1. oxymoron

矛盾撞着 むじゅんどうちゃく

  1. self-contradiction

前後矛盾 ぜんごむじゅん

  1. self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
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