VocabJLPT N2
soldier
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. soldier
  2. 2. sailor
This noun means a soldier or military troops in general. It is a fairly common and straightforward term used in historical contexts, war stories, and discussions of military forces, and it can refer to an individual soldier or soldiers collectively.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Why are the people at the top safe while only those at the bottom are the soldiers?

Sentence 2

By the time I got there, I realized I was nothing more than a foot soldier for the company.

Sentence 3

Where are the soldiers from that unit stationed now?

Sentence 4

Soldiers training on a cold day like this — that's genuinely tough.

Sentence 5

The poem put into words the prayers of a nameless soldier.