Japanese symbol for “attack”
攻撃
こうげき
Romaji: kougeki
attack; assault; raid; onslaught
In Japanese, attack is 攻撃, read こうげき (kougeki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive
- n, vs, vt criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation
- n cyber attack (e.g. DDoS) (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “attack”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき shuugeki | (surprise) attack; assault; raid |
| 襲う | おそう osou | to attack; to assail; to make an assault |
| 攻め | せめ seme | attack; offence; offense |
| 攻める | せめる semeru | to attack; to assault; to assail |
| 非難 | ひなん hinan | criticism; blame; censure |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 専攻 | せんこう senkou | major subject; special study |
| 攻め | せめ seme | attack; offence; offense |
| 攻める | せめる semeru | to attack; to assault; to assail |
| 攻略 | こうりゃく kouryaku | capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest |
| 侵攻 | しんこう shinkou | invasion |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 撃つ | うつ utsu | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき shuugeki | (surprise) attack; assault; raid |
See also: Chinese symbol for “attack”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.