Quick answer
討 is the kanji for "Attack". Its reading is う.つ (utsu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Attack
Also : Conquer · Destroy · Defeat · Chastise
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
Example Sentences
そのプロジェクトについて、役員たちは熱心に討論した。
そのぷろじぇくとについて、やくいんたちはねっしんにとうろんした
The executives discussed the project enthusiastically.
研究チームはその仮説の矛盾を執念深く討ったのだ。
けんきゅうちーむはそのかせつのむじゅんをしゅうねんぶくとうったのだ
The research team relentlessly challenged the contradictions in the hypothesis.
Vocabulary using 討
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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