撃
撃 — Beat
beat, attack, defeat, conquer
On’yomiゲキ (geki)
Kun’yomiうつ (utsu)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 撃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 打撃 | だげき dageki | blow; shock; strike |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 爆撃 | ばくげき bakugeki | bombing (raid) |
| 反撃 | はんげき hangeki | counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow |
| 銃撃 | じゅうげき juugeki | shooting; gunning (down) |
Study notes
撃 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #473 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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