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Kanji Detail for 擊 - "strike, attack"

擊

  • Meaning

    擊 means "strike, attack." Also associated with shoot.

    1. Strike - To hit forcefully; to beat strongly.

    2. Attack - To assault an enemy; to engage in battle.

    3. Shoot - To fire projectiles; to discharge weapons.

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    • Verified meaning: strike, attack
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: shoot

    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

    strike; hit; beat; attack; fight

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    strike, hit, beat; attack, fight

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hit; to strike; to break; Taiwan pr. [ji2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight

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

    To beat. Such as 笞擊. All using tools on objects is 擊. Such as 擊鼓, 擊筑. | To attack. Such as 追擊, 襲擊. Military systems have 游擊隊. In old times, a military official title. | To encounter. Such as witnessing being 目擊, meaning what the eyes encounter.

  • Onyomi

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    geki(ゲキ) ゲキ

  • Kunyomi

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    u.tsu(う-つ) う-つ

  • Strokes

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    17 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    strike attack shoot fire hit beat assault bash blow hammer impact knock pound pummel punch slap smack swat thrash forcefully

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