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Japanese symbol for “walkthrough”

Romaji: kouryaku
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest; attack

In Japanese, walkthrough is , read (kouryaku).

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

  1. n, vs, vt capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest; attack; assault
  2. n, vs, vt defeating (an opponent)
  3. n, vs, vt attacking (a problem) strategically
  4. n strategy; tactics; walkthrough; guide (vidg)

Kanji and stroke order

aggression, attack, criticize
on: コウ
kun: せ.める
7 strokes · JLPT 1
abbreviation, omission, outline
on: リャク
kun: ほぼ、はぶ.く、おか.す、おさ.める
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうげき kougekiattack; assault; raid
せんこう senkoumajor subject; special study
せめ semeattack; offence; offense
せめる semeruto attack; to assault; to assail
しんこう shinkouinvasion
しんりゃく shinryakuinvasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
せんりゃく senryakustrategy; tactics
しょうりゃく shouryakuomission; leaving out

See also: Chinese symbol for “walkthrough”.

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.