特攻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とく > とっ
Grade: 4
こう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Short for 特別(とくべつ)攻撃(こうげき)(たい) (tokubetsu kōgeki tai, special attack units), the name of Japanese suicide attack units during the Pacific War.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞k̚ko̞ː]

Verb

(とっ)(こう)する (tokkō suru) suru (stem (とっ)(こう) (tokkō shi), past (とっ)(こう)した (tokkō shita))

  1. (literally or figurative) to perform a suicide attack; (verbal noun) suicide attack

Conjugation

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Noun

特攻

  1. chữ Hán form of đặc công (special forces).
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