Japanese symbol for “visitation”
襲来
しゅうらい
Romaji: shuurai
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
In Japanese, visitation is 襲来, read しゅうらい (shuurai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき shuugeki | (surprise) attack; assault; raid |
| 襲う | おそう osou | to attack; to assail; to make an assault |
| 空襲 | くうしゅう kuushuu | air-raid |
| 奇襲 | きしゅう kishuu | surprise attack |
| 世襲 | せしゅう seshuu | heredity; heritage |
| 逆襲 | ぎゃくしゅう gyakushuu | counterattack |
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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