What does kanji 襲 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 襲 is attack.

How is kanji 襲 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 襲 are おそ.う, かさ.ね; the onyomi readings are シュウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 襲?

The main radical for kanji 襲 is 衣.

What words use kanji 襲?

Example words that use kanji 襲 include 襲う, 襲撃, 襲名, 襲.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

襲

Meaning

Kanji 襲

attack

attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おそ.うかさ.ね
Onyomi 音読み: シュウ
Nanori 名乗り: そい

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1130
Strokes: 22
Radical: 衣
Components: 亠 • 月 • 立 • 衣
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 57 entries that include this kanji.

襲う

おそう

to make a sudden visit

襲撃

しゅうげき

(surprise) attack

襲名

しゅうめい

succession to another's professional name

襲

かさね

combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

襲来

しゅうらい

invasion

襲いかかる

おそいかかる

to attack

襲い攻める

おそいせめる

to array against

襲衣

しゅうい

wearing one garment over another

襲撃事件

しゅうげきじけん

raid

襲撃者

しゅうげきしゃ

assailant

襲爵

しゅうしゃく

succession to the peerage

襲職

しゅうしょく

taking over a duty

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

突然、犬が通行人を襲った。

Suddenly, the dog attacked a passerby.

台風がその町を襲った。

A typhoon struck the town.

眠気に襲われて、目を開けていられなかった。

I was overcome by drowsiness and couldn't keep my eyes open.

彼は父の会社を襲いだ。

He succeeded to his father's company.

兄の名を襲うことになった。

I came to inherit my older brother's name.

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