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襲撃事件 (しゅうげきじけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

襲しゅう撃げき事じ件けん

Meanings

1

noun

raid incident; assault case; attack event

Refers to a specific incident or case involving a raid, assault, or attack. Often used in news reports.

昨さく夜や、銀ぎん行こうで襲しゅう撃げき事じ件けんが発はっ生せいした。
A raid incident occurred at the bank last night.
警けい察さつはその襲しゅう撃げき事じ件けんの容よう疑ぎ者しゃを逮たい捕ほした。
The police arrested a suspect in the assault case.

Kanji

襲attack, advance on, succeed to
撃beat, attack, defeat
事matter, thing, fact
件

affair, case, matter

Similar words

襲しゅう撃げき
襲撃 is the act of raiding or attacking, while 襲撃事件 specifically refers to the incident or case as a whole.
事じ件けん
事件 is a general term for an incident or case; 襲撃事件 specifies the type of incident as a raid or assault.

Etymology

Compound of 襲撃 (しゅうげき, 'raid, assault') and 事件 (じけん, 'incident, case').