Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #473

beat, attack, defeat, conquer

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

hand te

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

attack; assault
blow; shock
impact; shock
bombing (raid)
counterattack; counteroffensive
shooting; gunning (down)
(surprise) attack; assault
witnessing; observing
bombarding; shelling
firing; shooting

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
attack on both sides; pincer movement

Example sentences

The enemy made a strong attack on that building.

Everyone attacked my opinion.

Her mother's death was a blow to the little girl.

I took such a hammering over recent months.