01
討つ
うつ
to attack and defeat
Meanings
- chastise
- attack
- defeat
- destroy
- conquer
Readings
Onyomi
- トウ
Kunyomi
- う.つ
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Useful words
02
検討
けんとう
consideration; examination
03
討論
とうろん
debate; discussion
04
討議
とうぎ
discussion; deliberation
05
討伐
とうばつ
subjugation; suppression
06
仇討ち
あだうち
revenge; vendetta
Compare Kanji
01攻Meaning88%aggression, attackAttack is central in both, with 攻 feeling more physical and 討 more judgmental.02戦Meaning79%war, battle戦 supplies the battlefield setting around the attacking sense of 討.03論Meaning82%argument, discourseDiscussion can be sharp; 論 keeps the debate side of 討 from being missed.04議Meaning76%deliberation, consultationDeliberation in 議 pairs with the examining-and-arguing side of 討.05対Pair70%vis-a-vis, opposite対 creates the target-and-response feeling that fits 討.06批Meaning67%criticism, strikeCriticism in 批 is milder, but it points to the verbal challenge inside 討.