JLPT N1 · 22 strokes
Kanji 襲: "attack, advance on, succeed to"
The kanji 襲 means "attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap". It is written with 22 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュウ in on'yomi and おそ.う, かさ.ね in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おそ.うかさ.ね
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 22 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1130 of 2,501 |
Common words with 襲
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 襲うto attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike · to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
- 襲撃(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
- 襲いかかるattaquer, se jeter sur, foncer sur, fondre sur
- 奇襲surprise attack
- 襲撃者assailant; marauder
- 襲来invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
- 強襲assault; violent attack
- 敵襲enemy attack; enemy raid
- 逆襲counterattack
- 急襲raid; assault; descent
- 夜襲night attack; nocturnal assault
- 空襲air-raid
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