# 討 attack/discuss

言 (say) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
JERK
JERK. this is probably the granddaddy, ultimate example of a jerk kanji. I mean, attack / discuss????

## Onyomi

TOU |

## Mnemonic

| Jehovah's Witnesses attack you by talking to you and discussing the Lord, and sticking to you like glue... The way to get rid of them is to attack them on the TOES!!!

## Kunyomi

う＊つ | revenge-attack- the literal meaning is "get some motherfucking payback for the death of my daimyo". almost never used, but it's wild that they have a word for that specific kind of attack. OBSOLETE ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

検討(けんとう) する | give consideration to ★★☆☆☆ NP 検 (investigate) + 討 (attack/discuss) = 検討 (give consideration to) to give thorough consideration to the topic. To investigate something thoroughly. Often said by politicians who don't want to give a real answer.
討論(とうろん) | discussion ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 討 (attack/discuss) + 論 (make a case for) = 討論 (discussion)

## Synonyms

argument 議論 論争 討論
attack 攻める 攻撃 合戦 襲う 討つ 襲撃する
examination or investigation 調べる 検査 調査 検討 診断 査定 検索
give consideration to 配慮 考慮 検討する
pound 打つ 撃 討つ