Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

(とっ)(こう) (tokkō

  1. suicide attack

Verb edit

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

  1. (literal or figurative) to perform a suicide attack

Conjugation edit

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

特攻

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