襲

22 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap

Kun'yomi
  • おそう
    		to attack ②to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) ③to make a sudden visit
  • かさね
On'yomi
  • シュウ
Nanori
  • そい

Main Radical

衣(KanXi) 龍(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

おそう 69.4%
シュウ 30.6%

Character Breakdown

attack, advance on, succeed to
おそ.う　シュウ　かさ.ね (7th, N1)
dragon, imperial
リュウ　リョウ　たつ (Kentei Pre-1)
stake(樁)　variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

おそ
襲
　
う
to attack ②to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) ③to make a sudden visit
しゅう
襲
げき
撃
(surprise) attack
き
奇
しゅう
襲
surprise attack
おそ
襲
　
い
　
か
　
か
　
る
to attack
てき
敵
しゅう
襲
enemy attack
ぎゃく
逆
しゅう
襲
counterattack
しゅう
襲
らい
来
invasion
おそ
襲
　
い
せ
攻
　
め
　
る
to array against
すい
睡
ま
魔
　
に
おそ
襲
　
わ
　
れ
　
る
to be extremely sleepy
ね
寝
こ
込
　
み
　
を
おそ
襲
　
う
to attack while someone is asleep
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References

Unicode hex code 8972
JIS X 0208 1-29-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5443
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5510
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2917
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3633
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1856
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2533
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2025
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2181
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1262
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2983
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1094
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34717
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1360
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1575
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1681
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1734
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1943
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1042
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1630
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2044
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5e16.2
Four corner code 0173.2
De Roo Code 465