突撃|とつげきtotsugeki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcharge; rush; dash; assault; attack
Conjugation
Dictionary form突撃する(とつげきする)
Polite (masu)突撃します(とつげきします)
Negative (nai)突撃しない(とつげきしない)
polite (masen)突撃しません(とつげきしません)
classical zu / nu突撃せず・突撃せぬ(とつげきせず・とつげきせぬ)
Past (ta)突撃した(とつげきした)
polite (mashita)突撃しました(とつげきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)突撃しなかった(とつげきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)突撃しませんでした(とつげきしませんでした)
Te form突撃して(とつげきして)
Potential突撃できる(とつげきできる)
Passive突撃される(とつげきされる)
Causative突撃させる(とつげきさせる)
Causative passive突撃させられる(とつげきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)突撃すれば(とつげきすれば)
tara突撃したら(とつげきしたら)
Volitional突撃しよう(とつげきしよう)
polite (mashou)突撃しましょう(とつげきしましょう)
Imperative突撃しろ(とつげきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym突進とっしんNeutralNeutral word for charging straight ahead, not necessarily to attack, as in 「ゴールへ突進」; 「突撃」 implies charging at an enemy position to attack.
  • Synonym突貫とっかんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a charge or for rushed work, as in 「突貫工事」; 「突撃」 is a military charge.
  • Synonym進撃しんげきWrittenWritten/formal prose for attacking while advancing, as in 「快進撃」; 「突撃」 is the single moment of the charge.
  • Synonym驀進ばくしんWrittenWritten/formal prose for plunging relentlessly ahead, as in 「驀進する列車」; 「突撃」 carries the nuance of attack.
  • Related疾走しっそうWrittenWritten/formal prose for running at top speed, as in 「全力疾走」; 「突撃」 is about charging in to attack.
  • Related疾駆しっくWrittenWritten/formal prose for galloping a horse at speed; 「突撃」 is about charging in to attack.
  • RelatedダッシュCasualColloquial loanword for a sprint, or for the dash punctuation mark, as in 「スタートダッシュ」; 「突撃」 carries the nuance of attack.
  • Related急襲きゅうしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a sudden strike at an enemy's weak moment; 「突撃」 is a head-on charge.
  • Related襲撃しゅうげきWrittenWritten/formal prose for an attack that takes the enemy by surprise; 「突撃」 is a head-on charge.
  • Antonym撤退てったいNeutralWithdrawal or evacuation; stands opposite 「突撃」 on the attack-versus-retreat contrast.
  • Antonym退却たいきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for retreating or falling back; stands opposite 「突撃」 on the charge-versus-retreat contrast.

Use 「突撃」 for charging at an enemy position to attack; it can also jokingly mean showing up unannounced, as in 「突撃取材」. For charging straight ahead use 「突進」, for rushed work 「突貫」, for a surprise raid 「急襲」; the opposites are 「撤退」 and 「退却」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 突進とっしんして攻撃こうげきすること。
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