襲

attack

Stroke count: 22

Readings

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Kun readingおそ.う、かさ.ね

Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

attackRtK
advance on
succeed to
pile
heap

Popular Usage

RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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old dragon · vase · stand up (立) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · slingshot · catapult · snake (乙) · self (自) · three (三) · cloth (巾) · clothes · clothing · garment · dragon*

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2181

Compound words

奇襲きしゅう

surprise attack

逆襲ぎゃくしゅう

counterattack

急襲きゅうしゅう

raid

空襲くうしゅう

air-raid

襲ぐつぐ

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.)

襲い掛かるおそいかかる

to attack

襲い攻めるおそいせめる

to array against

襲うおそう

to attack

Stroke Order

22 strokes