後うしろ盾だて

noun

backing; support; patron

Refers to a person or organization that provides support, influence, or protection, often in political, business, or personal contexts. Can be used concretely (a powerful backer) or abstractly (moral support).

• 彼かれは有ゆう力りょくな政せい治じ家かを後うしろ盾だてにして立りっ候こう補ほした。

  He ran for office with the backing of an influential politician.

• このプロジェクトには大だい企き業ぎょうの後うしろ盾だてがある。

  This project has the support of a major corporation.

noun

shield that protects one's back

Literal, historical meaning referring to a physical shield worn on the back. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside of historical or military contexts.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの武ぶ士しは後うしろ盾だてを背せ中なかに装そう着ちゃくすることもあった。

  Warriors in the Sengoku period sometimes wore a shield on their back.