盾 (Tate) is a Japanese noun meaning “shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext”.
Meanings
- nounshield; buckler; escutcheon
- nounpretext; excuse; grounds (for); justification
Examples
盾の両面を見よ。
Look on both sides of the shield.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).