襲
おそ.う
osou
JLPT N322 strokesKanjiLevel 36 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
襲 is the kanji for "Attack". Its reading is おそ.う (osou). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Attack
Also : Pile · Heap
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Readings
kunおそ.う/ osoukunかさ.ね/ kasaneonしゅう/ shuu
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
22 strokes
Radicals
龍衣
Example Sentences
突然の敵の襲撃に備えて訓練を重ねる。
とつぜんのてきのしゅうげきにそなえてくんれんをかさねる。
We repeatedly train to prepare for a sudden enemy attack.
彼は夜中に突然恐怖に深く襲われた。
かれはよなかにとつぜんきょうふにふかくおそわれた。
He was suddenly overcome by deep fear in the middle of the night.
Vocabulary using 襲
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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