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
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
5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.
サイは人を襲うこともあります。
Rhinos sometimes attack people.
トラは空腹の時は人を襲うものだ。
A tiger will attack people when it is hungry.
下手に手を動かすと気付かれてしまうという強迫観念が俺を襲う。
I was assailed by the stupid, but unshakeable, idea that if I was imprudent enough to move my hand I'd be noticed.
基本はアスカがシンジをいじめる。で、たまにキレたシンジがアスカを襲う。その時のアスカはやけにしおらしい。
The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek.