討

chastise

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingトウ

Kun readingう.つ

Jōyō Grade 6

to attack
to destroy
to defeat
to conquer
to avenge

Popular Usage

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From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 364

Compound words

検討けんとう

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny

討つうつ

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

検討するけんとうする

to consider

掃討そうとう

cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

追い討ちおいうち

attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

subjugation (using military force)

討匪とうひ

suppression of bandits

剿討そうとう

cleaning up (enemy remnants)

勦討そうとう

complete annihilation

to meet (the enemy) and attack

尊王討幕そんのうとうばく

reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate

investigative commission

江戸の仇を長崎で討つえどのかたきをながさきでうつ

to hit someone where they least expect it

江戸の敵を長崎で討つえどのかたきをながさきでうつ

to hit someone where they least expect it

Additional Examples

彼は迫害者を懲らしめて人民たちのあだを討つだろう。

He will avenge the people on their oppressor.tatoeba

彼は討論となると誰にも劣らない。

He is second to none when it comes to debating.tatoeba

彼は討議に参加することが出来なかった。

He was not able to join in the discussion.tatoeba

江戸の敵を長崎で討つ

Edo no Teki wo Nagasaki de Utsu (literally, avenge the enemy from Edo in Nagasaki).wiki

新羅を討つが、蝦夷に敗死したという。

It is said that he defeated Shiragi but killed in the battle with Emishi.wiki

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