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襲 — 22 strokes ／ Radical「衣」

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4Junior high level ／ 22 strokes ／ Radical「衣」
On
シュウしゅう · shū
Kun
おそ.う・かさ.ねoso.u · kasa.ne
Meaning
attack; succeed to

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

龍 with 衣 "garment": to fall upon from above — to attack; also to succeed to.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシュウしゅうshū襲撃しゅうげき襲名しゅうめい世襲せしゅう
Kunおそうosō襲うおそう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 襲来しゅうらい

    invasion; raid

  • 世襲せしゅう

    hereditary succession

More words with this kanji

  • 蹈襲とうしゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

台風(たいふう)が襲来(しゅうらい)した夜(よる)は眠(ねむ)れなかった。

I could not sleep the night the typhoon struck.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 衣Map of reading シュウAll maps

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