| Kanji | 襲 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | シュウ |
| Kunyomi | おそ.う、かさ.ね |
| Nanori | そい |
| English | attack, advance on, succeed to |
| Examples | 襲う(おそう): (1) to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down (2) to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) (3) to make a sudden visit 襲撃(しゅうげき): attack; charge; raid |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1130 |
| Components | 龍: dragon; imperial 衣: garment; clothes; dressing |
| Number of Strokes | 22 |
| Kanji Radical | 衣 |
| Radical Number | 145 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | ころも・ころもへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | attack |
| Koohii Story 1 | The top 16 strokes are the chinese radical for "dragon". Joining up both meanings of the radical we can name the top part of this kanji "imperial dragon". Two-headed snakes do exist as biological curiosities, and they look a bit like a slingshot (with the heads splitting at a junction). Our imperial dragon here, the pet of a Chinese emperor, is a rare "three-headed slingshot-snake" kept in a vase and fed with meat. When the emperor attacked neighbours, his army wore the imperial dragon garment. |
| Koohii Story 2 | You attack an old dragon 龍 and take his clothes. REF: dragon [old] (#2981). |
| RTK Index (new) | 2181 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_human.activities_fighting
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