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カウンターアタック (kauntaaatakku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カウンターアタック

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Meanings

1

A direct loanword from English, used in sports, military, and competitive contexts.

相あい手てのミスを見み逃のがさず、素す早ばやくカウンターアタックを仕し掛

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け

た

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Without missing the opponent's mistake, they quickly launched a counterattack.

Related words

反はん撃げき
反撃 is the native Japanese equivalent, more common in everyday language and formal writing. カウンターアタック is a loanword often used in sports commentary or to give a modern, dynamic feel.

Built from

カウンター+アタック

Written forms

カウンター・アタック
- カウンターアタック
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity or in dictionaries.
- カウンター・アタック

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'counterattack'.