Illustration: During practice in a Japanese school kendo hall, an armored competitor drives forward and brings a bamboo sword down toward an opponent's protected head. The opponent leans back and raises their own sword across the incoming strike, making the difference between attacker and defender clear.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

攻こう撃げき

kougeki

to attack

Example sentences

  1. 敵てきは夜よるに私達わたしたちを攻撃こうげきした。

    The enemy attacked us at night.

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  2. 攻撃こうげきは最大さいだいの防御ぼうぎょ。

    Attack is the best form of defense.

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  3. 我々われわれは攻撃こうげきに備そなえた。

    We prepared for an attack.

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Kanji in 攻撃

  • 攻aggression; attackOnコウKunせめる
  • 撃beat; attackOnゲキKunうつ

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