Vocabulary

What does 攻め (せめ, seme) mean?

攻め (せめ, seme) means attack, offense.

Quick facts
Readingせめ
Romajiseme
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
せめ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonseme

attack, offense

  1. 1noun attack; offence; offense
  2. 2noun top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship)
  3. 3suffix barrage (of); flood (of)

Example sentences

  • Today's team had a sharp offense.

  • We defended firmly against the opponent's attack all the way through.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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