撃
attack; beat; defeat; conquer
15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 473.
Readings
- ゲキ (on reading): 攻撃 (こうげき) attack; 襲撃 (しゅうげき) (surprise) attack
- うつ (kun reading): 撃つ (うつ) to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); 迎え撃つ (むかえうつ) to meet (the enemy) and attack
Components
- 車
- 殳
- 手
- 几 radical table
- 又 radical again; right hand
- 手 radical hand
- 殳 radical weapon; strike
- 車 radical cart; wheel
Words using 撃
- 攻撃 (こうげき) attack
- 襲撃 (しゅうげき) (surprise) attack
- 衝撃 (しょうげき) impact
- 撃破 (げきは) defeating
- 出撃 (しゅつげき) sortie
- 撃つ (うつ) to shoot (a gun, person, etc.)
- 迎え撃つ (むかえうつ) to meet (the enemy) and attack
- 狙い撃ち (ねらいうち) sharpshooting
- 撃ち込む (うちこむ) to fire into
- 撃ち殺す (うちころす) to shoot dead
260 words in all.