討 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- トウ
- Kun
- う(つ)
- Meaning
- to attack; discuss thoroughly
Origin
言 "speech" plus 寸 "hand"; pressing an opponent with word and hand — hence "to attack, to examine."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| トウ | 討伐・討論・検討 |
|---|---|
| うつ | 討つ・敵討ち 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
Example
クラスで討論会をした。
We held a debate in class.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)