襲
meaningattack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap
- On'yomi
- シュウ
- Kun'yomi
- おそ.う、かさ.ね
- Strokes
- 22
- Taught in
- Secondary school (jōyō)
- Frequency
- #1130 most common in newspapers
Words it lives in
襲
- 襲うおそうto attack
- 襲撃しゅうげきattack
- 空襲くうしゅうair-raid
- 世襲せしゅうheredity
- 奇襲きしゅうsurprise attack
- 逆襲ぎゃくしゅうcounterattack
- 襲名しゅうめいsuccession to another's professional name
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