Meaning of 襲いかかる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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襲いかかる, 襲い掛かる, 襲い掛る
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Kana Readingおそいかかる
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Romajiosoikakaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
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Example Sentences
襲いかかる, 襲い掛かる, 襲い掛る, おそいかかる used in context
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Suddenly the lion came at his trainer.
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A band of robbers attacked the party.
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It rushes in upon me as though it will consume my soul.
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The dog suddenly charged at the child.
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The robbers fell on him from behind the trees.
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The robbers fell on her there.
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Kanji found in this word
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
On: カイ, ケイ
Kun: か.ける, -か.ける, か.け, -か.け, -が.け, か.かる, -か.かる, -が.かる, か.かり, -が.かり, かかり, -がかり
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