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    3. 撃墜

    撃墜

    撃げき墜つい

    shooting down (an aircraft)

    KMT8News #16+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab30 strokes

    げきつい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    shooting down (an aircraft)

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    敵てっ機きが撃げき墜ついされた。

    An enemy aircraft was shot down.

    KMT6Military
    最さい新しんの防ぼう空くうシステムは、複ふく数すうのミサイルを同どう時じに撃げき墜ついできる。

    The latest air defense system can shoot down multiple missiles simultaneously.

    KMT7MilitaryTechnology
    パイロットは敵てきの戦せん闘とう機きを撃げき墜ついし、英えい雄ゆうとなった。

    The pilot shot down an enemy fighter jet and became a hero.

    KMT8MilitaryHistory
    第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん中ちゅう、多おおくの航こう空くう機きが激はげしい空くう中ちゅう戦せんで撃げき墜ついされた。

    During World War II, many aircraft were shot down in fierce aerial combat.

    KMT8HistoryMilitary
    未み確かく認にん飛ひ行こう物ぶっ体たいの撃げき墜つい命めい令れいは、国こく際さい的てきな緊きん張ちょうを高たかめる可か能のう性せいがあった。

    The order to shoot down the unidentified flying object had the potential to heighten international tensions.

    KMT9MilitaryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    撃
    う.つ…(1)
    beat・attack・defeat・conquer
    墜
    お.ちる・お.つ…(1)
    crash・fall (down)
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