Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 急襲(きゅうしゅう) in Japanese

急襲
Kana Reading
きゅうしゅう
Romaji
kyūshū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    raid; assault; descent
    Example sentence
    彼らは夜明けに敵を急襲した。 They surprised the enemy at dawn.

Examples of 急襲, きゅうしゅう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

襲 JLPT 1

22 strokes

attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap

On'Yomi: シュウ

Kun'Yomi: おそ.う, かさ.ね

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急 JLPT 4

9 strokes

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ

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