襲 — attack, advance on, succeed to

Common words with 襲

• 襲うおそうto attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt downCommon

  奇妙な病気が町を襲った。
  A curious disease struck the town.

• 襲撃しゅうげき(surprise) attack; assault; raid; chargeCommon

  彼はそこで反徒の襲撃を受けた。
  He was attacked there by the rebels.

• 空襲くうしゅうair-raidCommon

  彼らは空襲を受けたとき敵の飛行機を２機撃墜した。
  They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.

• 世襲せしゅうheredity; heritageCommon
• 奇襲きしゅうsurprise attackCommon
• 逆襲ぎゃくしゅうcounterattackCommon
• 襲名しゅうめいsuccession to another's professional nameCommon
• 来襲らいしゅう(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assaultCommon
• 強襲きょうしゅうassault; violent attackOccasional
• 襲来しゅうらいinvasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)Occasional
• 踏襲とうしゅうfollowing (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; obs…Occasional
• 急襲きゅうしゅうraid; assault; descentOccasional
• 襲撃者しゅうげきしゃassailant; marauderRare
• 襲撃事件しゅうげきじけんraid; assault; attackRare
• 大空襲だいくうしゅうmajor air raid; blitzRare
• 東京大空襲とうきょうだいくうしゅうGreat Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)Rare
• 空襲警報くうしゅうけいほうair-raid alarmRare
• 奇襲攻撃きしゅうこうげきsurprise attack; ambushRare
• 奇襲作戦きしゅうさくせんsurprise tacticsRare
• 奇襲をかけるきしゅうをかけるto launch a surprise attackRare

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