Word Meaning 襲う

おそう osou

襲う is read as おそう (osou) and means to make a sudden visit.

Meaning

English

to make a sudden visit
to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
to attack
to assail
to make an assault
to strike
to hunt down

Reading

Kana

おそう

Romaji

osou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 走る Related Words 犯す,暴行,強姦,レイプ,犯罪,犯罪者,乱暴,抱く Rank 5472 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

襲撃

しゅうげき

(surprise) attack

襲名

しゅうめい

succession to another's professional name

襲来

しゅうらい

invasion

襲

かさね

combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

襲撃事件

しゅうげきじけん

raid

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

Example Sentences

兄の名を襲うことになった。

あにのなをおそうことになった。

I came to inherit my older brother's name.