Question

撃 う.つ 撃つ(うつ): (1) to shoot (at) (2) to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge攻撃(こうげき): (1) attack; strike; offensive (2) criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation打撃(だげき): (1) blow; shock; strike; damage (2) batting (baseball)衝撃(しょうげき): shock; crash; impact; ballistic反撃(はんげき): counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow襲撃(しゅうげき): attack; charge; raid S 車: car殳: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79)手: hand 手 4 擊 beat Think 3 methods of attack all combined into 1 kanji: 1. Vehicle to transport troops 2. Once troops have disembarked they have their missiles 3. If they run out of missiles they resort to hand to hand combat to beat the enemy.

Accepted Answer

ゲキ beat, attack, defeat, conquer 1 473 15 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic Your car has missles?! That beats mine, hands down. 709

Kanji	撃
Onyomi	ゲキ
Kunyomi	う.つ
English	beat, attack, defeat, conquer
Examples	撃つ(うつ): (1) to shoot (at) (2) to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge 攻撃(こうげき): (1) attack; strike; offensive (2) criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation 打撃(だげき): (1) blow; shock; strike; damage (2) batting (baseball) 衝撃(しょうげき): shock; crash; impact; ballistic 反撃(はんげき): counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow 襲撃(しゅうげき): attack; charge; raid
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	473
Components	車: car 殳: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79) 手: hand
Number of Strokes	15
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	擊
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	beat
Koohii Story 1	Your car has missles?! That beats mine, hands down.
Koohii Story 2	Think 3 methods of attack all combined into 1 kanji: 1. Vehicle to transport troops 2. Once troops have disembarked they have their missiles 3. If they run out of missiles they resort to hand to hand combat to beat the enemy.
RTK Index	709

Attack Hand Strike Shock Car Beat Troops Missiles