| 1843 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1672 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1813 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1565 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 150 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 773 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 787 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 955 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1392 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2501 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1732 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1233 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23846 | Morohashi |
| 2008 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3974 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1225 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1311 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1054 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矛盾 【ムジュン】 contradiction, inconsistency
- 矛盾原理 【ムジュンゲンリ】 principle of contradiction, law of contradiction
Kun reading compounds
- 矛 【ほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
- 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
- 銅矛 【どうほこ】 bronze hoko, bronze halberd, bronze spearhead
- 鎚矛 【つちほこ】 mace
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- alabarda
- armas
Portuguese
- alabarda
- armas
- carro alegórico
French
- hallebarde
- armes
- char de festival
| 3553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1722.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77db | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 相矛盾 【アイムジュン】 mutually contradictory
- 形容矛盾 【ケイヨウムジュン】 contradictio in adjecto, contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 盾 【たて】 shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
- 楯突く 【たてつく】 to defy, to disobey, to rebel against, to oppose, to resist
- 人間の盾 【にんげんのたて】 human shield
- 円盾 【まるたて】 round shield, buckler
Readings
- Korean:
- sun, don
Spanish
- escudo
- pretexto
Portuguese
- escudo
- brasão
- escusa
French
- bouclier
- écu
- prétexte
| 1375 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1640 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1814 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1559 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 984 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 772 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 786 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 956 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1381 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1870 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23171 | Morohashi |
| 3006 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3912 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1853 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1997 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2679 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 7226.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76fe | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
992 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 律 【リツ】 law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code), regulation, vinaya (rules for the monastic community), Ritsu (school of Buddhism), lüshi (style of Chinese poem), (musical) pitch, six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale, Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do), step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone)
- 律令 【リツリョウ】 ritsuryō, criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
- 一律 【イチリツ】 uniform, even, across-the-board, equal
- 自律 【ジリツ】 autonomy (in Kantian ethics), self-control
- 律儀 【リチギ】 upright, honest, faithful, conscientious, sincere
- 律義者 【リチギモノ】 honest person, conscientious person
- 呂律 【ロレツ】 articulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし、 のり
- Korean:
- ryul
Spanish
- ley
- regulación
- regla
- ritmo (musical)
Portuguese
- ritmo
- lei
- regulamento
- medida
- controle
French
- rythme
- ordonner
- loi
- régulation
- contrôle
- jauge
| 877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1003 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 993 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1048 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 526 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 521 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 787 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 667 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 678 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 519 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 627 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 268 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 883 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10097 | Morohashi |
| 363 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1740 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 939 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 895 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f8b | Unicode hex code |