Keyword
assault
- attack
- advance on
- succeed to
- pile
- heap
- Frequency
- #1130
- Strokes
- 22
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 2181
Readings
シュウ88%
おそ13%
Mnemonic
An ancient dragon in a silly garment swoops in to assault the village, tripping on its own hem.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
襲う
to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
Godan verb
襲
pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones); counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
Noun