撃墜
げきつい shooting down (an aircraft)
Why it means this
撃 (attack) + 墜 (make fall) — shooting an aircraft out of the sky.
Breakdown
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.
げきつい shooting down (an aircraft)
撃 (attack) + 墜 (make fall) — shooting an aircraft out of the sky.
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.