Japanese symbol for “blitzkrieg”
電撃戦
でんげきせん
Romaji: dengekisen
blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war
In Japanese, blitzkrieg is 電撃戦, read でんげきせん (dengekisen).
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Meanings
- n blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blitzkrieg”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 速戦即決 | そくせんそっけつ sokusensokketsu | quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 電子 | でんし denshi | electron |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blitzkrieg”.
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.