攻

7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

aggression, attack, criticize, polish

Kun'yomi
  • せめる
    		to attack
On'yomi
  • コウ
Nanori
  • おさむ

Main Radical

攴(KanXi) 工(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

コウ 87.7%
せめる 12.3%

Character Breakdown

aggression, attack, criticize
コウ　せ.める　おさむ (7th, N1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

こう
攻
げき
撃
attack ②criticism
こう
攻
げき
撃
りょく
力
offensive ability
せ
攻
　
め
　
る
to attack
こう
攻
りゃく
略
capture (of enemy territory) ②defeating (an opponent) ③attacking (a problem) strategically
そっ
速
こう
攻
swift attack ②right away
せん
先
こう
攻
batting first
しん
侵
こう
攻
invasion
こう
攻
ぼう
防
offense and defense
そう
総
こう
攻
げき
撃
all-out attack
もう
猛
こう
攻
fierce attack
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References

Unicode hex code 653B
JIS X 0208 1-25-22
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1457
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2331
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 242
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 286
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 179
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 215
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 330
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 352
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 594
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 380
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 970
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13120
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1247
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 819
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 838
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1388
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1132
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1040
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 934
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 336
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i3.2
Four corner code 1814.0
De Roo Code 3166