Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use to one's advantage

  2. to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind

Also written 盾にとる【たてにとる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shield, escutcheon, pretext

Kun
たて
On
ジュン
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1476 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-2-7, 3-4-5SKIP code
5c4.8The Kanji Dictionary
7226.4Four corner code
2679deroo
76feUnicode hex code
1-29-66JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
215Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3912New Nelson (John Haig)
3006New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3729Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1853Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1997Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1640A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
984Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1814Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23171Morohashi
1375A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
772Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
786Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1559Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1286Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
956Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1381Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1870Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dun4, shun3Pinyin reading
sun, donKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On
シュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
122 of 2500
Radical
again
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

どる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
6e2.2The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0Four corner code
3267deroo
53d6Unicode hex code
1-28-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679New Nelson (John Haig)
1262New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158Morohashi
301A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238sakade
393Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317henshall3
303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194crowley
270Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level