襲
Attack
Meanings
Attack, Advance On, Succeed To, Pile, Heap
On'yomi
しゅう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
おそ.う、 かさ.ね
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
襲 is written in 22 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
襲 (Attack) is taught on WaniKani at level 43 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1130 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 22 strokes.
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