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
- 急進きゅうしんrapid progress
- 行進こうしんmarch
- 昇進しょうしんpromotion
- 進化しんかevolution
- 進学しんがくadvancing to the next stage of education
撃
- 一撃いちげきone blow
- 迎撃げいげきintercept
- 撃墜げきついshooting down (an aircraft)
- 攻撃こうげきattack
- 射撃しゃげきfiring
巨
- 巨額きょがくhuge sum (esp. of money)
- 巨匠きょしょうmaster
- 巨人きょじんgiant
- 巨体きょたいhuge body
- 巨大きょだいhuge
人
- 愛人あいじんlover
- 悪人あくにんbad person
- 偉人いじんgreat person
- 恩人おんじんbenefactor
- 何人なんにんhow many people