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来攻 (らいこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

来らい攻こう

ら

い

こ

う

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

invasion; attack

Refers to an enemy coming to attack; often used in military or historical contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to invade'.

敵てき軍ぐんが国こっ境きょうに来らい攻こうした。
The enemy army invaded the border.
来らい攻こうに備そなえて城しろを

強きょう

化か

する

。

Strengthen the castle in preparation for an invasion.

Kanji

来come, due, next
攻aggression, attack, criticize

Similar words

侵しん略りゃく
侵略 is a more common word for 'invasion' or 'aggression', often implying a larger scale or political context. 来攻 is more specific to the act of coming to attack.
攻こう撃げき
攻撃 is a general term for 'attack', while 来攻 emphasizes the directional aspect of an enemy coming to attack.

Etymology

Compound of 来 (rai, 'come') and 攻 (kō, 'attack'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.