撃
attack, beat, conquer, defeat
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
15 / 15
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:473
Vocabulary
ゲキ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迎撃 | ゲイゲキ | intercept; interception; counter-attack |
| 撃墜 | ゲキツイ | shooting down (an aircraft) |
| 攻撃 | コウゲキ | attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive; criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS) |
| 射撃 | シャゲキ | firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship |
| 襲撃 | シュウゲキ | (surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挟み撃ち | はさみうち | attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment |
| 撃つ | うつ | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
| 撃つ | ぶつ | to hit (someone); to strike; to beat; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble |
| 追い撃ち | おいうち | attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound |
| 撃つ | うつ | to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
幹
capability, main part, talent, tree trunk
Grade 5JLPT 1
軽
lightly, trifling, unimportant
Grade 3JLPT 2
軟
soft
Grade 8JLPT 2
軒
counter for houses, eaves, flats
Grade 8JLPT 2
軌
model, rut, track, way of doing, wheel
Grade 8JLPT 1
暫
a while, long time, moment, temporarily
Grade 8JLPT 1
量
amount, consider, estimate, measure, quantity, surmise, weight
Grade 4JLPT 2
某
a certain, one, so-and-so, that person
Grade 8JLPT 1
輪
circle, counter for wheels and flowers, link, loop, ring, wheel
Grade 4JLPT 2
転
change, revolve, turn around
Grade 3JLPT 4