Word details

撃墜

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 撃墜.

Dictionary

Entry

撃墜きついNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #16007
1

shooting down (an aircraft)

Examples
彼らは空襲を受けたとき敵の飛行機を2機撃墜した。
They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

beat, attack, defeat, conquer

15 strokesFrequency 473JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ゲキ

Kun

う.つ

crash, fall (down)

14 strokesFrequency 1,466JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ツイ

Kun

お.ちるお.つ

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