襲 — kanji meaning “attack”
襲
attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap
- Meanings
- attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap
- On'yomi
- シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- おそ.う、かさ.ね
- Name readings
- そい
- Strokes
- 22
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1130 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 145
- Chinese reading
- xí — Chinese character page
Words with 襲
| 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 |
| 襲来 | しゅうらい shuurai | invasion; raid; attack |
| 強襲 | きょうしゅう kyoushuu | assault; violent attack |
| 来襲 | らいしゅう raishuu | (incoming) attack; raid; invasion |
| 襲名 | しゅうめい shuumei | succession to another's professional name |
| 踏襲 | とうしゅう toushuu | following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to |
| 急襲 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | raid; assault; descent |
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