撃墜
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 撃墜
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.
Kanji in this Word
撃
15 strokes
Frequency: 473
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
beat
attack
defeat
conquer
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゲキ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
う.つ
墜
14 strokes
Frequency: 1466
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
crash
fall (down)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ツイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.ちる
お.つ
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