Standard
- 号 (gō) - Number / symbol / mark
- 作 (saku) - Work / production
- 戦 (sen) - War / battle / fighting
| English | Romaji | Kanji | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Ha | Ha-gō sakusen | ハ (ha) - Katakana symbol | Distraction offensive in Burma in 1943 to assist Operation U |
| Operation U | U-gō sakusen | ウ (u) - Katakana symbol | Large offensive against Assam in 1943 |
| Operation Heaven | Ten-gō sakusen | 天 (ten) - Heaven / sky | Suicide run of the battleship Yamamoto |
| Operation One | Ichi-gō sakusen | 一 (ichi) - The number one | Large offensive in China, 1944 |
| Operation Victory | Sho-gō sakusen | 捷 (sho) - Victory | Battle of Leyte Gulf |
| Operation A | A-gō sakusen | あ (a) - Hiragana symbol ア (a) - Katakana symbol |
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| Operation Decision | Ketsu-gō sakusen | 决 (ketsu) - Decide | |
| Operation Ke | Ke-gō sakusen | ケ (ke) - Katakana symol | Evacuation of Guadalcanal |
| Operation Ka | Ka-gō sakusen | カ (ka) - Katakana symbol | The Reinforcement of Guadalcanal. Thought to have been chosen for the "ka" sound at the start of the Japanese pronunciation of Guadalcanal |
| Operation Mo | Mo sakusen | MO作戦 | Assault on "Port Moresby", an Allied stronghold. Mo is taken from the first two letters of its name. |
| Operation Ro | Ro-gō sakusen | ろ (ro) - Katakana symbol | |
| Operation I | I-gō sakusen | い (i) - Hiragana symbol | |
| Operation Ko | Ko-gō sakusen | コ (ko) - Katakana symbol | First phase of Operation One |
| Operation To | To-gō sakusen | ト (to) - Katakana symbol | Second phase of Operation One |
| Operation Attrition | Zengen sakusen | 漸 (zen) - Gradually 減 (gen) - Decline |
The Japanese idea which lures American fleet into Pacific water, and take them out gradually by submarines, which hoped that the naval strength will be equal by the time the American fleet reached Japanese homeland. |
| Operation | Mei-gō sakusen | The Japanese coup in French Indochina |
- Ban-gō sakusen - 1944, Japanese defence of Irrawaddy River in Burma
Operation Kan Operation R
号作戦 捲土重来
礼号作戦 - The bombardment of the American beachhead at San Jose on Mindoro Island 礼 (Rei) - Thanks?