noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. shooting down (aircraft).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
撃墜 げきつい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beat, attack, defeat
ゲキ う.つ (7th, N1)
fishing pole, fishing rod
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
crash, fall (down)
ツイ お.ちる (8th, N1)
regiment, party, company
タイ (4th, N1)
place, left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
こざと
consummate(遂) variant
to divide
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
 (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)