Medoru
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JLPT N1 SL6 10 strokes Frequency: #528

Meanings

Chastise, Attack, Defeat, Destroy, Conquer

Radicals

言

Decomposition

⿰言寸

Etymology

Ideographic: To ask 言 for something 寸

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 10

Stroke Order

1 dot right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-to-top
3 horizontal bottom-to-top
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 vertical bottom-to-top
6 corner bottom-to-top
7 horizontal bottom-to-top
8 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
9 hook right-to-left
10 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
トウ tou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
う u

Words Using This Kanji

51 words total
Other (20 words)
検討 けんとう

consideration

検討委員会 けんとういいんかい

investigative commission

再検討 さいけんとう

re-examination

掃討 そうとう

cleaning up (enemy remnants)

尊王討幕 そんのうとうばく

reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate

追い討ち おいうち

attacking a fleeing enemy

討論 とうろん

debate

討議 とうぎ

debate

討伐 とうばつ

subjugation (using military force)

討ち果たす うちはたす

to slay

討ち入る うちいる

to storm (a house, castle, etc.)

討つ うつ

to attack

夜討ち ようち

night attack

友討ち ともうち

friends shooting one another

討ち死に うちじに

death in battle

同士討ち どうしうち

friendly fire

討幕 とうばく

attacking the shogunate

追討 ついとう

tracking down and killing

だまし討ち だましうち

surprise attack

敵討ち かたきうち

vengeance

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