討: Chastise; Attack; DefeatKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)

• 検討けんとうconsideration; examination
• 討論とうろんdebate; discussion
• 討議とうぎdebate; discussion
• 再検討さいけんとうre-examination; review
• 掃討そうとうcleaning up; sweeping up
• 党首討論とうしゅとうろんdebate between party leaders (in the Japanese Diet)
• 公開討論こうかいとうろんpublic debate; open discussion
• 公開討論会こうかいとうろんかいopen forum
• 剿討そうとうcleaning up; sweeping up
• 勦討そうとうcomplete annihilation
• 可否検討かひけんとうconsidering the pros and cons of; examining arguments for and against
• 実現可能性検討じつげんかのうせいけんとうfeasibility study
• 尊王討幕そんのうとうばくreverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate
• 征討せいとうsubjugation; conquest
• 技術検討ぎじゅつけんとうtechnical investigation
• 掃討作戦そうとうさくせんmopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
• 検討中けんとうちゅうunder investigation; under consideration
• 検討会けんとうかいmeeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference
• 検討作業けんとうさぎょうreview work; study
• 検討図けんとうずdraft (drawing, plan, etc.)
• 検討委員会けんとういいんかいinvestigative commission
• 検討対象けんとうたいしょうsubject of an investigation; object being examined
• 検討結果けんとうけっかresults of an investigation
• 機会検討きかいけんとうopportunity study
• 監査検討ファイルかんさけんとうファイルaudit-review file
• 自由討議じゆうとうぎfree discussion

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 仇討ちあだうちvengeance; revenge
• 夜討ちようちnight attack
• 敵討ちかたきうちvengeance; revenge
• 討ち入りうちいりraid
• 討つうつto shoot (at)
• あだ討ちあだうちvengeance; revenge
• かたき討ちかたきうちvengeance; revenge
• だまし討ちだましうちsurprise attack; sneak attack
• やみ討ちやみうちattack under the cover of darkness
• 一騎討ちいっきうちpersonal combat; one-to-one fight
• 上意討ちじょういうちexecution (on the command of a feudal lord)
• 不意を討つふいをうつto take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
• 不意討ちふいうちsurprise attack; surprise visit
• 仇を討つかたきをうつto avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
• 友討ちともうちfriends shooting one another
• 同士討ちどうしうちfriendly fire; killing each other by mistake
• 夜討ち朝駆けようちあさがけearly-morning and late-night visits (e.g. by reporters)
• 手討ちてうちcapital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act
• 敵を討つかたきをうつto avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
• 江戸のかたきを長崎で討つえどのかたきをながさきでうつto hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place
• 江戸の仇を長崎で討つえどのかたきをながさきでうつto hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place
• 江戸の敵を長崎で討つえどのかたきをながさきでうつto hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place
• 焼き討ちやきうちsetting on fire; setting afire
• 相討ちあいうちsimultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.)
• 組み討ちくみうちgrapple; scuffle
• 組討ちくみうちgrapple; scuffle

Other readings

• かたき討かたきうちvengeance; revenge
• 一騎討いっきうちpersonal combat; one-to-one fight
• 上意討じょういうちexecution (on the command of a feudal lord)
• 仇討あだうちvengeance; revenge
• 同士討どうしうちfriendly fire; killing each other by mistake
• 敵討かたきうちvengeance; revenge
• 焼討やきうちsetting on fire; setting afire
• 焼討ちやきうちsetting on fire; setting afire

Showing the 60 most common of 92 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 討

• 検
• 論
• 会
• 敵
• 意
• 議
• 果
• 江
• 戸
• 長
• 崎