Word Meaning 虚をつく

きょをつく kyootsuku

虚をつく is read as きょをつく (kyootsuku) and means to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment.

Meaning

English

  1. to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

Reading

Kana

きょをつく

Romaji

kyootsuku

Writing Variants

  • 虚を衝く きょをつく kyo o tsuku
  • 虚を突く きょをつく kyo o tsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 138974 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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虚偽

こぎ

fallacy

虚構

きょこう

fiction

虚無

きょむ

nihility

虚言

きょげん

falsehood

虚心

きょしん

open-minded

虚空

こくう

empty space

虚弱

きょじゃく

feebleness

虚栄

きょえい

vanity

虚栄心

きょえいしん

vanity

虚実

きょじつ

falsehood and truth

虚々実々

きょきょじつじつ

full of wiles and tricks

虚像

きょぞう

virtual image