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楯 = 木 + 盾
楯 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “escutcheon”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 盾 (shield). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2573.
- Keyword
- escutcheon
- RTK frame
- 2573
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジュン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たて
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- shield, ежик
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 楯 shield
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 楯 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “shield”. 楯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 楯 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.