Word Meaning 闇討ち

やみうち yamiuchi

闇討ち is read as やみうち (yamiuchi) and means attack under the cover of darkness.

Meaning

English

attack under the cover of darkness
surprise attack
sneak attack

Reading

Kana

やみうち

Romaji

yamiuchi

Writing Variants

闇討やみうち yamiuchi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 136408 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

闇価格協定

やみかかくきょうてい

illegal price-fixing agreement

闇金融

やみきんゆう

black-market lending

追い討ち

おいうち

attacking a fleeing enemy

夜討ち

ようち

night attack

敵討ち

かたきうち

vengeance

上意討ち

じょういうち

execution (on the command of a feudal lord)

手討ち

てうち

capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act

だまし討ち

だましうち

surprise attack

友討ち

ともうち

friends shooting one another

返り討ち

かえりうち

killing a would-be avenger

闇

やみ

darkness

仇討ち

あだうち

vengeance