盾

たて

shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext

矛盾

むじゅん

contradiction, inconsistency

円盾

まるたて

round shield; buckler

盾座

たてざ

Scutum (constellation), the Shield

盾状

たてじょう

shield shape

後ろ盾

うしろだて

backing, support, backer, supporter, patron, sponsor

矛盾律

むじゅんりつ

law of contradiction (logic)

相矛盾

あいむじゅん

mutually contradictory

矛盾性

むじゅんせい

contradiction; inconsistency

矛盾データ

むじゅんデータ

inconsistent data

矛盾原理

むじゅんげんり

principle of contradiction (logic)

矛盾撞着

むじゅんどうちゃく

self-contradiction

自己矛盾

じこむじゅん

self-contradiction, paradox, antinomy

矛盾語法

むじゅんごほう

oxymoron

形容矛盾

けいようむじゅん

contradictio in adjecto (contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies, i.e. "wooden iron", "hot ice", etc.)

盾に取る

たてにとる

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

無矛盾性

むむじゅんせい

consistency (of an axiomatic system)

前後矛盾

ぜんごむじゅん

self-contradiction, self-inconsistency

論理矛盾

ろんりむじゅん

(logically) inconsistent