01
攻撃
こうげき
attack
Meanings
- aggression
- attack
- criticize
- polish
Readings
Onyomi
- コウ
Kunyomi
- せ.める
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Useful words
02
攻める
せめる
to attack
03
専攻
せんこう
major
04
攻略
こうりゃく
conquest
05
攻勢
こうせい
offensive
06
速攻
そっこう
fast attack
Compare Kanji
01討Meaning88%chastise, attackAttack meaning overlaps, but 討 carries more verbal judgment than 攻.02撃Meaning90%beat, attack撃 gives the striking action, a very direct partner for the attack sense of 攻.03戦Meaning80%war, battleWar in 戦 supplies the larger conflict frame around 攻.04守Pair91%guard, protectAttack and defense form the clean pair: 攻 moves forward, 守 holds the line.05功Shape86%achievement, meritsOnly the final component changes: 功 uses 力 where 攻 uses 攵.06敗Component62%failure, defeatThe 攵 action mark ties the forms together, though 敗 points to defeat.