Japanese word

出撃

Pronunciation

Romajishutsugeki

Meaning

  • nounsortie

Example

兵士たちは夜明けに出撃します。hei shi ta chi wa yo a ke ni shutsu geki shi ma su

The soldiers will launch a sortie at dawn.

Illustration for 出撃 (sortie)

More examples

司令官は部隊に出撃を命じました。shi rei kan wa bu tai ni shutsu geki o mei ji ma shi ta

The commander ordered the unit to launch a sortie.

Core concept

Shows soldiers or a unit moving out from a base to take part in a military operation.

Common phrases

  • 出撃準備shutsu geki jun bi

    sortie preparations

  • 出撃命令shutsu geki mei rei

    sortie order

  • 出撃前shutsu geki mae

    before the sortie

Similar words

出陣shutsujin: The act of setting out for battle, often with a formal or ceremonial sense.
出動shutsudō: The act of sending troops out to respond to a situation or begin an operation.

Definition in Japanese

兵士や部隊が、戦闘や攻撃をするために基地などから出て行くこと。hei shi ya bu tai ga sen tō ya kō geki o su ru ta me ni ki chi na do ka ra de te i ku ko to

Word origin

出 (shutsu, "go out") and 撃 (geki, "attack") combine in 出撃 (shutsugeki) to describe going out for an attack.

Usage tips

  • The English word sortie can refer to one specific military operation rather than a general decision to go into action, making it useful for describing a single mission.

Other meanings

  • go into actionnoun
  • sallynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 出撃するshutsugekisurugo into actionverb

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