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航空攻撃 (こうくうこうげき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

航こう空くう攻こう撃げき

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Meanings

1

air strike; aerial attack

Military term for an attack carried out by aircraft, often involving bombing or strafing.

敵てきの航こう空くう攻こう撃げきで多おおくの建たて物ものが破は壊かいされた

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Many buildings were destroyed by the enemy air strike.

航こう空くう攻こう撃げきに備そなえて防ぼう空くう壕ごうに避ひ難なんした。

We evacuated to an air-raid shelter in preparation for an air strike.

Kanji

航navigate, sail, cruise
空empty, sky, void
攻aggression, attack, criticize
撃beat, attack, defeat

Related words

空くう襲しゅう
空襲 is a more common, general term for an air raid or aerial attack, often used in historical or civilian contexts. 航空攻撃 is a more technical, military term emphasizing the attack aspect.

Built from

航こう空くう+攻こう撃げき

Etymology

Compound of 航空 (aviation) and 攻撃 (attack).