討 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- トウとう · tō
- Kun
- う(つ)u(tsu)
- Meaning
- to attack; discuss thoroughly
Stroke order
Origin
言 "speech" plus 寸 "hand"; pressing an opponent with word and hand — hence "to attack, to examine."
Readings and examples
| Onトウとうtō | 討伐とうばつ討論とうろん検討けんとう |
|---|---|
| Kunうつutsu | 討つうつ敵討ちかたきうち Compare: 打つ・撃つ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 討論とうろん
debate
- 検討けんとう
examination; consideration
- 仇討ちあだうち
- 剿討そうとう
- 騙し討ちだましうち
Example
クラスで討論会をした。
We held a debate in class.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)