Word Meaning 襲撃

しゅうげき shuugeki

襲撃 is read as しゅうげき (shuugeki) and means (surprise) attack.

Meaning

English

  1. (surprise) attack
  2. assault
  3. raid
  4. charge

Reading

Kana

しゅうげき

Romaji

shuugeki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4638 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

襲撃事件

しゅうげきじけん

raid

襲撃者

しゅうげきしゃ

assailant

奇襲攻撃

きしゅうこうげき

surprise attack

米艦コール襲撃事件

べいかんこーるしゅうげきじけん

USS Cole bombing (October 12, 2000)

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

かさね

combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

打撃

だげき

batting

攻撃

こうげき

criticism

反撃

はんげき

counterattack

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

Example Sentences

2

The coalition force fired at her car at the checkpoint in Baghdad.

Iaido is a form of swordsmanship in which one strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether the practitioner is sitting or walking.