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襲う
おそう
N1
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to attack
2
to assail
3
to make an assault
4
to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
5
to make a sudden visit
Example sentence
秋にはいくつかの台風が日本を襲う。
Several typhoons hit Japan in autumn.
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Kanji in this word
襲
Attack, Advance On, Succeed To
22 strokes
More words with
襲
襲撃
しゅうげき ·
attack
N1
奇襲
きしゅう ·
surprise attack
逆襲
ぎゃくしゅう ·
counterattack
空襲
くうしゅう ·
air-raid
襲名
しゅうめい ·
succession to another's professional name
世襲
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せしゅう ·
heredity
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