攻撃

こうげき

attack, strike, offensive

Also:criticism, cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)

What does 攻撃 mean?

攻撃 is a Japanese noun meaning attack, strike, offensive in English. It can also be translated as criticism, cyber attack (e.g. DDoS) depending on context. It is written as 攻撃 in kanji, こうげき in hiragana, and kougeki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

敵は夜に私達を攻撃した。

The enemy attacked us at night.