命中

めいちゅう

a hit

What does 命中 mean?

命中 is a Japanese noun meaning a hit in English. It is written as 命中 in kanji, めいちゅう in hiragana, and meichuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

戦艦ビスマルク号を海のもくずとするには、何発もの魚雷を命中させなければならなかった。

It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker.