撃墜

Reading

Kana: げきつい
Romaji: gekitsui
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Definition

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shooting down (aircraft)

Kanji

Readings: ゲキ、 う.つ
Meanings: beat, attack, defeat, conquer
Readings: ツイ、 お.ちる、 お.つ
Meanings: crash, fall (down)

Example Sentence

(かれ)らは空襲(くうしゅう)()けたとき(てき)飛行機(ひこうき)を2()撃墜(げきつい)した。
➥They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.
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