How to say 'Attack' in Japanese | 攻撃

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The Japanese word for Attack is 'Kougeki', written as 攻撃 in Japanese.'Attack' in hiragana is こうげき.

word

攻撃

Meaning

Attack

Reading

こうげき

kougeki

Kanji

攻Attack, Aggression 撃Beat, Strike

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '攻撃 (こうげき)' primarily means 'attack'. It refers to an aggressive and violent action against someone or something, often used in contexts like military, sports, or debates. It can describe both physical and verbal attacks. For example: The army launched an attack「軍隊が攻撃を開始した」(ぐんたいがこうげきをかいしした). He was criticized for his harsh attack on the policy「彼はその政策への厳しい攻撃で批判された」(かれはそのせいさくへのきびしいこうげきでひはんされた). Note that '攻撃' can also be used metaphorically, such as attacking a problem or issue, indicating a strong and direct approach to solving it.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2029

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 攻撃

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

攻

Meaning

Attack, Aggression

kanji

撃

Meaning

Beat, Strike

Words Related to 攻撃 Through the Kanji 攻

This Word contains the Kanji 攻 as well.

word

攻める

Meaning

Attack

Words Related to 攻撃 Through the Kanji 撃

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 撃 as well.

word

衝撃

Meaning

Impact

word

目撃

Meaning

Witness

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