特とく別べつ攻こう撃げき

noun

suicide attack; kamikaze attack

Refers to a military attack in which the attacker deliberately crashes their aircraft or vessel into the target, expecting to die. Strongly associated with Japanese WWII tactics. Often shortened to 特攻 (とっこう).

See also: 特別攻撃隊 (とくべつこうげきたい)

• 特とく別べつ攻こう撃げき隊たいは、第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅうに編へん成せいされた。

  The special attack units were formed during World War II.

• この映えい画がは特とく別べつ攻こう撃げきの真しん実じつを描えがいている。

  This film depicts the reality of kamikaze attacks.