Japanese

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

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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(とっ)(こう) (tokkō

  1. suicide attack

Verb

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(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

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Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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特攻

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