Word Meaning

かさね kasane

襲 is read as かさね (kasane) and means combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours).

Meaning

English

  1. combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
  2. counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.)
  3. layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat
  4. pile
  5. heap
  6. layers (e.g. of clothing)
  7. set (e.g. of boxes)
  8. course (e.g. of stones)

Reading

Kana

かさね

Romaji

kasane

Writing Variants

  • 重ね かさね kasa ne

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 22571 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

襲撃

しゅうげき

(surprise) attack

襲う

おそう

to make a sudden visit

襲名

しゅうめい

succession to another's professional name

襲来

しゅうらい

invasion

来襲

らいしゅう

(incoming) attack

空襲

くうしゅう

air-raid

世襲

せしゅう

heredity

逆襲

ぎゃくしゅう

counterattack

奇襲

きしゅう

surprise attack

強襲

きょうしゅう

assault

急襲

きゅうしゅう

raid

踏襲

とうしゅう

following (a precedent, former policy, etc.)

Example Sentences

9

とつぜん、いぬがつうこうにんをおそった。

Suddenly, the dog attacked a passerby.

たいふうがそのまちをおそった。

A typhoon struck the town.

ねむけにおそわれて、めをあけていられなかった。

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

かれはちちのかいしゃをおそいだ。

He succeeded to his father's company.

あにのなをおそうことになった。

I came to inherit my older brother's name.

おちばがにわにいくえにもかさなっていた。

Fallen leaves were piled up in layers in the garden.

つくえのうえにしょるいがかさなるようにおかれていた。

The documents were placed on the desk in a pile.

さむかったので、ふくをにまいかさねてきた。

Because it was cold, I wore two layers of clothes.

よみちでおとこにうしろからおそわれた。

I was attacked from behind by a man on a dark road.