Shingeki no Kyojin

進撃の巨人

しんげきのきょじん

literallygiant of the advance

The Japanese title. Shingeki is a military charge, not simply an attack.

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進
  • 推進すいしんpropulsion
  • 進出しんしゅつadvance
  • 先進国せんしんこくdeveloped country
  • 進展しんてんprogress
  • 促進そくしんpromotion
撃
  • 攻撃こうげきattack
  • 打撃だげきblow
  • 衝撃しょうげきimpact
  • 爆撃ばくげきbombing
  • 反撃はんげきcounterattack
巨
  • 巨人きょじんgiant
  • 巨額きょがくhuge sum
  • 巨大きょだいhuge
  • 巨匠きょしょうmaster
  • 巨体きょたいhuge body
人
  • 個人こじんindividual
  • 三人さんにんthree people
  • 人間にんげんhuman being
  • 人気にんきpopularity
  • 人口じんこうpopulation

進・撃・巨・人 — every one of these is a square on the grid of 2,136 jōyō kanji. Three a day, quizzed through real words.

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