猛攻(もうこう) もうこう noun fierce attack; all-out assault militarysports 1. fierce attack; onslaught A furious, sustained attack, in war or, very often, in sports reporting. 猛攻(もうこう)を仕掛(しか)ける。 To launch a fierce attack. 相手(あいて)の猛攻(もうこう)に耐(た)えた。 We held out against the opponent's onslaught. 後半(こうはん)に入(はい)ると、チームは猛攻(もうこう)を見(み)せて三点(さんてん)を奪(うば)った。 In the second half the team went all out on the attack and scored three goals. 猛(もう) (fierce) + 攻(こう) (attack). A favorite of sports headlines, where it means a burst of relentless attacking.Common collocations猛攻(もうこう)を仕掛(しか)ける / かける: to launch an all-out attack猛攻(もうこう)を浴(あ)びる: to come under fierce attack猛攻(もうこう)に耐(た)える / をしのぐ: to withstand an onslaughtSimilar words攻撃(こうげき): attack; the neutral word猛烈(もうれつ): fierce, violent (an adjective) Related Words Compare: 攻撃(こうげき) (attack) Compare: 猛烈(もうれつ) (fierce, violent) general Added 2026.10.8 4:20 · Revised 2026.10.8 4:23 31500/31714_moukou