Kanji

討

chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うつ

Common Readings

トウ, う…つ

Example sentences

討伐 とうばつ
勇者たちは魔王を討伐するために旅に出た。

The heroes set out on a journey to subjugate the Demon King.

検討 けんとう
新しいプロジェクトの計画について、会議で詳しく検討した。

We examined the plan for the new project in detail at the meeting.

面 めん
彼は多角的な面から問題を検討した。

He considered the problem from various aspects.

討つ うつ
彼は亡き父の仇を討った。

He avenged his late father.

復讐 ふくしゅう
彼は家族の仇を討つために、長年復讐の機会をうかがっていた。

He had been watching for an opportunity for revenge for many years to avenge his family.

返り討ち かえりうち
犯人を捕まえようとしたが、返り討ちにあった。

He tried to catch the criminal but was beaten back instead.

討ち取る うちとる
侍は激しい戦いの末、敵将を討ち取った。

After a fierce battle, the warrior slew the enemy commander.

掃討 そうとう
警察は犯罪組織の掃討作戦を開始した。

The police began a cleanup operation of the criminal organization.

残敵 ざんてき
我が軍は、山中に潜む残敵を掃討した。

Our army mopped up the remaining enemy forces hiding in the mountains.

仇討ち あだうち
彼は父の仇討ちをするために生きていた

He lived solely to avenge his father.

Example Vocabulary

討伐

とうばつ

subjugation; suppression; punitive expedition

検討

けんとう

consideration; examination; review; investigation

討つ

うつ

to slay; to defeat; to avenge

返り討ち

かえりうち

beating back an attacker; being beaten back while attempting revenge

討ち取る

うちとる

to slay or bring down an enemy in battle; to defeat an opponent

掃討

そうとう

cleanup; mopping up; sweeping; eradication

仇を討つ

かたきをうつ

仇討ち

あだうち

vengeance; avenging (one's superior or relative)

追い討ち

おいうち

敵を討つ

かたきをうつ

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