突撃|とつげきtotsugeki[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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.
- 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」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


