Word Meaning 虚を突く

きょをつく kyo o tsuku

虚を突く is read as きょをつく (kyo o tsuku) 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

kyo o tsuku

Writing Variants

  • 虚をつく きょをつく kyootsuku
  • 虚を衝く きょをつく kyo o tsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb Rank 148622 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

虚偽

きょぎ

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