noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. attack, assault, raid, onslaught, offensive.
  2. criticism, censure, denunciation, condemnation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
攻撃 こうげき

Contained Kanji 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)
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)