Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 夜襲(やしゅう) in Japanese

夜襲
Kana Reading
やしゅう
Romaji
yashū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    night attack; nocturnal assault
    Example sentence
    わが軍は敵に夜襲をかけた。 Our army attacked the enemy during the night.

Examples of 夜襲, やしゅう 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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夜 JLPT 4

8 strokes

night, evening

On'Yomi: ヤ

Kun'Yomi: よ, よる

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