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Kanji Detail for 討 - "to attack"

討

  • Meaning

    討 means "to attack." Also associated with to inquire, to request.

    1. To attack - To strike down enemies or evildoers.

    2. To investigate - To examine in detail.

  • Words using 討

    • 検討 けんとう Listen consideration; examination; investigation
    • 討論 とうろん Listen debate; discussion
    • 討議 とうぎ Listen debate; discussion
    • 再検討 さいけんとう Listen re-examination; review; reconsideration
    • 討つ うつ Listen to attack; to destroy; to defeat

  • Tattoo check: 討

    • Verified meaning: to attack
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to inquire, to request

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    chastise; attack; defeat; destroy; conquer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to haggle, to discuss; to demand, to ask for

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To punish. To execute. Punishing and executing criminals is called 討. | To investigate and study. The Analects says "Shishu discussed and reviewed it." | Commonly means demanding property is called 討. Such as 討債 (collecting debts).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    u.tsu(う-つ) う-つ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    attack inquire request investigate defeat punish assault battle combat conquer examine overthrow research strike study subdue

Sentences including 討

  • The matter is still under discussion.

  • The discussion went on till late at night.

  • Let's discuss the problem with them.

  • Let's discuss the matter right now.

  • Please give my proposal one more chance.

  • The plan is under discussion.

  • This problem is worth discussing.

  • They are discussing the matter at present.

  • Will you go over my plan?

  • Let's kick it around at the next meeting.

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