たて
たて
tate
nounVocabularyLevel 6 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

たて (たて (tate)) means "Shield". Use the page for pronunciation and example sentences.

Meaning

Shield

Also : Buckler · Excuse · Pretext

Example Sentences

彼の言い訳は透明で、事実の根拠がなく、言い訳にもならなかった。

かれのいいわけはとうめいで、じじつのこんきょがなく、いいわけにもならなかった。

His excuse was flimsy and lacked factual basis, so it did not serve as a pretext.

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