What is the Kanji for "Attack" and "Aggression"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Attack" and "Aggression", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Attack" and "Aggression" is "攻".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Se".

Its onyomi reading is "Kou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "工" means "Construction" and can be read as "Ku" and "Kou". And The radical "攵" means "Strike" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "攻" mean in japanese?

"攻" means "Attack" and "Aggression".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

攻撃: "Attack". The verbal noun '攻撃 (こうげき)' means 'attack'. It refers to an offensive action or assault, either physical or verbal, against an individual, group or entity. This noun can be used to describe a military attack, a verbal criticism or onslaught, or any aggressive behavior intended to overcome or defeat an opponent. For example: The team launched a fierce attack against their rivals - (チームは強敵に猛烈な攻撃を仕掛けた). We must defend ourselves against the attack - (我々は攻撃に対して自衛しなければならない).

攻める: "Attack". The Japanese verb '攻める (せめる)' means 'to attack'. It is used to describe the action of initiating an offensive or aggressive action against an opponent or enemy. This verb can be used both literally, in the context of a physical assault, as well as figuratively, to describe a competitive or confrontational approach to a situation. For example: The team attacked the goal - (チームは攻めた), Let's attack the problem head on - (問題に正面から攻めましょう)

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". And The hiragana "せ" is read as "se".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.