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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