How to say "shield" in Japanese

• シールドCommon
  noun, suru verbA loanword for a shield, whether a physical protector or something that blocks harm; common in technical, gaming, and figurative contexts. Use this when you want the noun as an object or barrier.
• 盾たてJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe native word for a shield as a physical object of defense, and for heraldic escutcheons. Choose this for the traditional or literal piece of defensive equipment.
  盾たての両面りょうめんを見みよ。↗

  Look on both sides of the shield.
• 囲うかこうCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbA verb meaning to enclose, shelter, or shield someone or something, as in harboring a criminal or concealing what is inside. Use this only for the verbal sense, not for a shield as an object.

Use 「シールド」 or 盾 for the physical or figurative shield as a thing, 「シールド」 for loanword flavor, and 「囲う」 only for the verb sense of shielding or hiding someone or something.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• シールドshield
• 盾たてshield
• 牌はいmedal
• 楯状地たてじょうちshield
• 匿とくshelter
• 遮蔽物しゃへいぶつshelter
• 囲うかこうto shelter (e.g. a criminal)