掩えん撃げき

え

ん

げ

き

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Refers to a small-scale surprise attack, often by a small group. Rare and somewhat literary; in modern Japanese, 奇襲 (きしゅう) is more common.

敵てきは夜や陰いんに乗じょうじて掩えん撃げきを仕し掛かけた。
The enemy launched a sneak attack under cover of darkness.
小

しょう

部ぶ

隊たい

に

よる

掩えん

撃げき

が

成せい

功こう

し

た

。

The surprise attack by a small unit succeeded.

奇き襲しゅう
奇襲 is the common modern word for a surprise attack, while 掩撃 is a rare, more literary term emphasizing a small-scale sneak attack.

Composed of 掩 (cover, conceal) and 撃 (attack). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji suggest a concealed strike.