VocabJLPT N1
death in battle
NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. death in battle
This noun means dying in battle or being killed in action during a war. It is used in historical and military contexts to describe a soldier who lost their life while fighting.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

In that testimony, he just kept repeating "my men were killed in action."

Sentence 2

How do you even explain to a child that someone was killed in battle?

Sentence 3

At dinner, my father mentioned that "a classmate of mine was killed in the war."

Sentence 4

Please, no more lives lost in battle!

Sentence 5

Isn't the analysis of the cause of death in battle a bit vague in this document?