襲

attack

Stroke count: 22

Readings

On readingシュウ

Kun readingおそ.う、かさ.ね

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

attackRtK
advance on
succeed to
pile
heap

to attack
to assail
to make an assault
to strike
to hunt down

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical衣clothesComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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old dragon · vase · stand up (立) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · slingshot · catapult · snake (乙) · self (自) · three (三) · cloth (巾) · clothes · clothing · garment · dragon*

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2181

Compound words

襲うおそう

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down

(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge

襲名しゅうめい

succession to another's professional name

世襲せしゅう

heredity; heritage

来襲らいしゅう

(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault

Stroke Order

22 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 襲

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step