撃 beat, attack, defeat, conquer 15 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #473 in newspapers Readings Onゲキ Kunう.つ In Chinese 击, traditional 擊 Words written with it 攻撃 こうげき attack N3 打撃 だげき blow N1 衝撃 しょうげき impact N1 爆撃 ばくげき bombing (raid) 反撃 はんげき counterattack N1 銃撃 じゅうげき shooting 襲撃 しゅうげき (surprise) attack N1 目撃 もくげき witnessing 砲撃 ほうげき bombarding 撃つ うつ to shoot (a gun, person, etc.) N3 射撃 しゃげき firing 直撃 ちょくげき direct hit