Word Meaning 攻勢

こうせい kousei

攻勢 is read as こうせい (kousei) and means offensive (movement).

Meaning

English

offensive (movement)
aggression

Reading

Kana

こうせい

Romaji

kousei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 守勢 Rank 10157 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

攻撃態勢

こうげきたいせい

attack preparedness

攻勢防御

こうせいぼうぎょ

attack as a form of defense

軍事攻勢

ぐんじこうせい

military offensive

平和攻勢

へいわこうせい

peace offensive

労働攻勢

ろうどうこうせい

labor offensive

テト攻勢

てとこうせい

Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968)

宣伝攻勢

せんでんこうせい

propaganda campaign (offensive)

攻撃

こうげき

criticism

攻める

せめる

to attack

攻防

こうぼう

offense and defense

攻め

せめ

top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship)

攻守

こうしゅ

offense and defense

Example Sentences

首都キガリで戦闘が続く中、ルワンダの反政府勢力は南に向かって攻勢を強めています。

Rwandan rebels are pushing their offensive south as fighting continues in the capital Kigali.