Japanese symbol for “intercept”
迎撃
げいげき
Romaji: geigeki
intercept; interception; counter-attack
In Japanese, intercept is 迎撃, read げいげき (geigeki).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt intercept; interception; counter-attack
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “intercept”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迎え撃つ | むかえうつ mukaeutsu | to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront |
| 遮る | さえぎる saegiru | to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.) |
| インターセプト | インターセプト intaaseputo | The Intercept (media organization) |
| せき止める | せきとめる sekitomeru | to dam up; to hold back; to keep back |
| パスカット | パスカット pasukatto | intercept; interception |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歓迎 | かんげい kangei | welcome; (warm) reception |
| 迎え | むかえ mukae | meeting; greeting; welcome |
| 迎える | むかえる mukaeru | to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome |
| 出迎え | でむかえ demukae | (going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up |
| 迎え撃つ | むかえうつ mukaeutsu | to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “intercept”.
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.