彼女の言葉を盾に自分を守った

N5 彼女 kanojo she N5 彼 kare he N5 言葉 kotoba word, language, expression N3 盾 tate shield N5 自分 jibun oneself, myself, yourself

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 女 jo, nyo, nyou / onna, me woman, female, femme N4 言 gen, gon / i.u, koto say, word, dire N3 葉 you / ha leaf, plane, lobe N1 盾 jun / tate shield, escutcheon, pretext N4 自 ji, shi / mizuka.ra, ono.zukara, ono.zuto oneself, soi-même, uno mismo N3 分 bun, fun, bu / wa.keru, wa.ke, wa.kareru, wa.karu, wa.katsu part, minute of time, segment N3 守 shu, su / mamo.ru, mamo.ri, mori, -mori, kami guard, protect, defend

N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase