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襲撃者 (shuugekisha) Japanese meaning: assailant | Kotomora

襲しゅう撃げき者しゃ

Meanings

1

assailant; attacker; marauder

Refers to a person who launches a physical attack or raid. Often used in news reports and formal contexts.

警けい察さつは襲しゅう撃げき者しゃの身み元もとを調しらべている。
The police are investigating the identity of the assailant.
襲しゅう撃

Kanji

襲attack, advance on, succeed to
撃beat, attack, defeat
者someone, person

Related words

攻こう撃げき者しゃ
攻撃者 is a more general term for 'attacker' and can be used in both physical and abstract contexts (e.g., cyber attacks), while 襲撃者 specifically implies a sudden, often violent physical assault or raid.

Built from

げき

者しゃ

は

ナイフ

を

持も

っ

て

い

た

。

The attacker was carrying a knife.

襲しゅう撃げき

Etymology

Compound of 襲撃 (しゅうげき, 'attack, raid') + 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.