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攻め落とす (せめおとす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

攻せめ落おとす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

take by storm; capture (a fortress)

Used for capturing a fortified place through military assault, such as a castle or stronghold. Conveys a sense of overwhelming force.

敵てき軍ぐんは城しろを攻せめ落おとした。
The enemy army took the castle by storm.
その要よう塞さいを攻せめ落おとすのは容よう易

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Capturing that fortress was not easy.

Written forms

攻せめ落おとすUsage76%
Standard kanji spelling.
攻せめ落おとすUsage18%
Variant spelling with 落す instead of 落とす; both are used.
せめおとすUsage6%

Kanji

攻aggression, attack, criticize
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

攻こう略りゃくする
攻略する is a broader term for capturing or conquering, often used in games and strategy contexts, while 攻め落とす specifically implies a direct military assault to take a fortified position.
占せん領りょうする
占領する means to occupy or take control of an area, not necessarily through assault, and is more about holding territory after capture.

Etymology

Compound of 攻め (seme, 'attacking', the continuative form of 攻める) and 落とす (otosu, 'to drop; to make fall'), literally 'to attack and make fall'. The meaning extended to capturing a fortress by causing its defenses to collapse.