特攻

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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

Noun

(とっ)(こう) (tokkō

  1. suicide attack

Verb

(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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

特攻

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