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VocabJLPT N2

defense

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. defense
2. defence

This noun means "defense" or "protection," most commonly used in the context of national security or military defense. It often appears in news and political discussions relating to a country's armed forces or defensive strategies. It can also be used more broadly to mean defending or protecting something important.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Her kindness sometimes looks like a defense against loneliness.

Sentence 2

Hmm, that might have been a self-defense excuse on my part…

Sentence 3

The way you laugh like that — it seems defensive, which is weirdly suspicious.

Sentence 4

Is that attitude of yours actually just self-defense?

Sentence 5

Even if I lose, I'll defend it to the very end!