撃沈 (げきちん)sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

Kanji in 撃沈

• 撃Beat; Attack; DefeatRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
• 沈Sink; Be Submerged; SubsideRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2

Words that share its kanji

• 攻撃こうげきattack; assault
• 打撃だげきblow; shock
• 衝撃しょうげきshock; impact
• 爆撃ばくげきbombing (raid)
• 反撃はんげきcounterattack; counteroffensive
• 銃撃じゅうげきshooting; gunning (down)
• 襲撃しゅうげきattack; charge
• 撃ち止めるうちとめるto hammer into place
• 沈黙ちんもくsilence; being silent
• 沈下ちんかsinking; subsidence
• 沈没ちんぼつsinking; foundering
• 沈着ちんちゃくsettling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition
• 浮沈ふちんfloating and sinking; rise and fall
• 意気消沈いきしょうちんdepressed in spirits; dispirited
• 沈むしずむto sink; to go under
• 沈めるしずめるto sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge