gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
Refers to a mutual exchange of gunfire, typically in a combat or conflict situation. Can be used for both military and criminal contexts.
A fierce gunfight broke out between the police and the criminal.
Western movies often have gunfight scenes.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Variant spelling without the okurigana ち; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 撃ち (uchi, continuative form of 撃つ 'to shoot') + 合い (ai, continuative form of 合う 'to do mutually'), literally 'shooting each other'.