Japanese symbol for “gunning”

銃撃

じゅうげき

Romaji: juugeki

shooting; gunning (down)

In Japanese, gunning is 銃撃, read じゅうげき (juugeki).

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 shooting; gunning (down)

Kanji and stroke order

銃

gun, arms

on: ジュウ
kun: つつ

14 strokes · JLPT 1

撃

beat, attack, defeat

on: ゲキ
kun: う.つ

15 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
拳銃	けんじゅう kenjuu	pistol; handgun
銃弾	じゅうだん juudan	bullet (from a rifle)
銃殺	じゅうさつ juusatsu	death by shooting
小銃	しょうじゅう shoujuu	rifle; small arms
銃器	じゅうき juuki	small arms
攻撃	こうげき kougeki	attack; assault; raid
衝撃	しょうげき shougeki	impact; shock; impulse
撃つ	うつ utsu	to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

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.