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    3. 挟み撃ち

    挟み撃ち

    挟はさみ​撃うち​

    attack on both sides

    KMT9News #24+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab28 strokes

    挟み打ち

    はさみうち

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    attack on both sides, pincer movement, double envelopment

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    敵てきを挟はさみ撃うちにする作さく戦せんだ。

    It's a strategy to attack the enemy from both sides.

    KMT7Military
    我わが軍ぐんは敵てき部ぶ隊たいを挟はさみ撃うちにし、完かん全ぜんに包ほう囲いした。

    Our army executed a pincer movement on the enemy forces and completely surrounded them.

    KMT9Military
    古こ代だいの戦せん術じゅつでは、挟はさみ撃うちは敵てきを混こん乱らんさせる有ゆう効こうな方ほう法ほうだった。

    In ancient tactics, a pincer movement was an effective way to confuse the enemy.

    KMT9MilitaryHistory
    将しょう棋ぎで相あい手ての王おう将しょうを挟はさみ撃うちにする手てを考かんがえた。

    I thought of a move in shogi to trap the opponent's king in a pincer attack.

    KMT9Games
    議ぎ論ろんでは、彼かれは二ふた人りの専せん門もん家かから挟はさみ撃うちにあい、反はん論ろんの余よ地ちがなかった。

    In the discussion, he was caught in a pincer movement by two experts and had no room for rebuttal.

    KMT10Work & CareerPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    挟
    はさ.む・はさ.まる・わきばさ.む・さしはさ.む…(2)
    pinch・between
    Kanji
    撃
    う.つ…(1)
    beat・attack・defeat・conquer
    Kanji
    み
    mi
    Kana
    ち
    chi
    Kana
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