襲
襲: attack
attack; raid
22 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 18 words here
Readings
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シュウ
Kunおそう・かさね
襲う(おそう) "attack". しゅう in 襲撃(しゅうげき) "assault", 奇襲(きしゅう) "surprise attack", 空襲(くうしゅう) "air raid", 襲名(しゅうめい).
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Key words
襲うおそうto attack
襲撃しゅうげきraid; assault
奇襲きしゅうsurprise attack
空襲くうしゅうair raid
襲名しゅうめいsucceeding to a stage name
Example sentences
夜道で、突然犬に襲われて驚いた。
I was shocked when a dog suddenly attacked me on the night road.
戦争中、この町は何度も空襲を受けた。
During the war, this town suffered air raids many times.
歌舞伎の役者が、父の名を襲名することになった。
The kabuki actor is going to take over his father's stage name.