Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
473 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: beat, attack, defeat, conquer
Kunyomi: う.つ
Onyomi: ゲキ
Composition: 手
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
撃墜 (ゲキツイ) shooting down (aircraft)
撃沈 (ゲキチン) sending a ship to the bottom, sinking (a ship), to sink a ship
銃撃 (ジュウゲキ) shooting, gunning (down)
追撃 (ツイゲキ) pursuit (of a fleeing enemy), chase
撃つ (うつ) to shoot, to fire
討つ (うつ) to attack, to destroy, to defeat, to conquer, to avenge