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

襲

attack, advance on, succeed to

on: シュウ
kun: おそ.う、かさ.ね

22 strokes · JLPT 1

来

come, due, next

on: ライ、タイ
kun: く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす

7 strokes · JLPT 4

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.