Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

532 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: aggression, attack, criticize, polish

Kunyomi: せ.める

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ぼくづくり

Meaning: rap

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

(せんこう)   major (at university)

撃する(こうげきする)   attack [v.t.]

略する(こうりゃくする)   capture

める(せめる)   attack, criticize

質問め(しつもんぜめ)   barrage of questions

Onyomi Examples

コウシュ offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding

コウゲキ attack, assault, raid, onslaught, offensive, criticism, censure, denunciation, condemnation

ソッコウ swift attack, quick attack, fast break, right away, without delay, immediately

モウコウ fierce attack

Kunyomi Examples

める せめる to attack, to assault, to assail