Kanji

攻

攻

aggression, attack, criticize, polish

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

攴部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

せめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ, せむ, たか, よし

Common Readings

コウ, せ…める

Example sentences

攻撃 こうげき
相手 の 攻撃 を うまく かわした 。

He skillfully dodged the opponent's attack.

軍 ぐん
敵 軍 の 攻撃 を 防ぐ ために 、 援軍 が 派遣 された 。

Reinforcements were dispatched to prevent the enemy army's attack.

攻める せめる
彼 は 常に 攻める 姿勢 を 崩さない 。

He never loses his aggressive stance.

距離を詰める きょりをつめる
相手 と の 距離を詰めて 一気に 攻める 。

I'll close the distance with my opponent and attack all at once.

攻略 こうりゃく
この ゲーム を 最短 で 攻略する 方法 を 知りたい 。

I want to know the way to beat this game in the shortest time.

堅塞固塁 けんさいこるい
敵軍 は その 堅塞固塁 を 攻略 できなかった 。

The enemy army could not capture that impregnable fortress.

攻撃力 こうげきりょく
この キャラクター は 攻撃力 が 高い 。

This character has high attack power.

侵攻 しんこう
隣国 領土 を 侵攻 する 。

To invade neighboring territory.

武力 ぶりょく
その 国 は 武力 を 行使 して 他国 に 侵攻 した 。

That country used military force to invade another country.

攻防 こうぼう
ゴール 前 で 激しい 攻防 が 繰り広げられた

A fierce battle for offense and defense unfolded in front of the goal.

Example Vocabulary

攻撃

こうげき

attack; strike; offensive; criticism

攻める

せめる

to attack; to assault; to take the offensive; to be aggressive

攻略

こうりゃく

capture; conquest; walkthrough (of a game); strategy

攻撃力

こうげきりょく

attack power; offensive strength

侵攻

しんこう

invasion

攻防

こうぼう

offense and defense, battle

攻め込む

せめこむ

to invade; to charge into; to make an incursion

速攻

そっこう

fast break; quick attack; blitz

攻め

せめ

offense; attack; aggressive style

攻撃的

こうげきてき

aggressive; offensive; hostile

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