The kanji 撃: meaning, readings and stroke order

撃

Meaning: shoot, attack
On reading: ゲキ geki
Kun reading: う（つ） utsu
Strokes: 15
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 7 · junior high school
Old form: 擊

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: bắn, tấn công (kích)
Japanese: うつ。せめる。
Korean: 쏘다, 치다 (격)
Chinese: 射击、攻击 (击)

Readings, words and example sentences

ゲキ geki · on reading

攻こう撃げき
attack
相手の 攻こう撃げきをふせぎます。
We block the other team's attack.

う（つ） utsu · kun reading · less common

撃うつ
to shoot (a gun)
遠くの的を 撃うちます。
He shoots at a target far away.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.