Where does “攻め” come from?

攻め (Japanese) comes from Japanese 攻める — attack; assault.

Ancestry of “攻め”, step by step

攻め traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 攻める

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese攻めるattack; assault

via Chinese 攻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese攻—

Words derived from “攻め”

Every word from Japanese 攻める →