討

Meaning

討 centers on aggressive action to overcome an opponent: chastising, attacking, defeating, destroying, or conquering. The common thread is forceful confrontation aimed at subduing.

• 検討けんとう
  N3

  consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion; analysis; review

• 討論とうろん
  N1

  debate; discussion

• 討伐とうばつ

  subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

• 討つうつ
  N2

  to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

• 返り討ちかえりうち

  killing a would-be avenger

• 討議とうぎ
  N1

  debate; discussion

• 掃討そうとう

  cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

• 追い討ちおいうち

  attacking a fleeing enemy

• 討ち死にうちじに

  death in battle; death on the battlefield

• 討滅とうめつ

  destroying; annihilating; eradicating

• 敵討ちかたきうち

  vengeance; revenge; retaliation

• 仇討ちあだうち

  vengeance; revenge; retaliation

• 討ち入りうちいり

  storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid

• 追討ついとう

  tracking down and killing; punitive expedition

• 再検討さいけんとう

  re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

• 同士討ちどうしうち

  friendly fire; killing each other by mistake

• 夜討ちようち

  night attack

• だまし討ちだましうち

  surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

• 上意討ちじょういうち

  execution (on the command of a feudal lord)

• 仇を討つかたきをうつ

  to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer

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