襲しゅう撃げき

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

襲撃する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	襲しゅう撃げきする	襲しゅう撃げきしない
Polite	襲しゅう撃げきします	襲しゅう撃げきしません
Past polite	襲しゅう撃げきしました	襲しゅう撃げきしませんでした
Past	襲しゅう撃げきした	襲しゅう撃げきしなかった
Te-form	襲しゅう撃げきして	襲しゅう撃げきしないで
Desire	襲しゅう撃げきしたい	襲しゅう撃げきしたくない
Potential	襲しゅう撃げきできる	襲しゅう撃げきできない
Passive	襲しゅう撃げきされる	襲しゅう撃げきされない
Causative	襲しゅう撃げきさせる	襲しゅう撃げきさせない
Causative passive	襲しゅう撃げきさせられる	襲しゅう撃げきさせられない
Volitional	襲しゅう撃げきしよう
Polite volitional	襲しゅう撃げきしましょう
Imperative	襲しゅう撃げきしろ	襲しゅう撃げきするな
Conditional	襲しゅう撃げきすれば	襲しゅう撃げきしなければ
Tara conditional	襲しゅう撃げきしたら	襲しゅう撃げきしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

attack; assault; raid

Refers to a sudden, often violent attack or raid, typically with an element of surprise. Used in military, criminal, and figurative contexts.

敵てき陣じんを夜よ明あけに襲しゅう撃げきした。
They attacked the enemy camp at dawn.
銀ぎん行こうが武ぶ装そうグループに襲しゅう撃げきされた。
The bank was raided by an armed group.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉を襲しゅう撃げきするto attack/raid a place
テロリストが空くう港こうを襲しゅう撃げきした。
The terrorists attacked the airport.
〈人ひと〉に襲しゅう撃げきされるto be attacked/raided by someone
深しん夜や、住じゅう民みんが武ぶ装そう集しゅう団だんに襲しゅう撃げきされた。
In the middle of the night, the residents were attacked by an armed group.
襲しゅう撃げきを受うけるto come under attack
基き地ちが敵てきの襲しゅう撃げきを受うけた。
The base came under attack from the enemy.
襲しゅう撃げきを計けい画かくするto plan an attack
犯はん人にんグループは銀ぎん行こう襲しゅう撃げきを計けい画かくしていた。
The gang had been planning a raid on the bank.

Kanji

襲attack, advance on, succeed to
撃beat, attack, defeat

Related words

攻こう撃げきN3
攻撃 is the general word for 'attack' or 'offense' without implying surprise, while 襲撃 specifically suggests a sudden, unexpected raid.
急きゅう襲しゅう
急襲 is a more literary word for a sudden, swift attack, whereas 襲撃 is the standard term used in everyday news reporting.
奇き襲しゅう
奇襲 emphasizes the element of tactical surprise (as in military strategy), while 襲撃 is broader and can describe any violent, sudden assault.
殴なぐり込こみ
襲撃 is a more general, formal word for an attack or raid, while 殴り込み specifically evokes storming into someone's turf, often gang-related.
襲おそうN2
襲撃する is a more formal, often written word for a violent attack, whereas 襲う is the everyday verb usable in both literal and figurative senses.

Don't confuse with

襲しゅう来らい
襲来 describes a large-scale invasion or onslaught (often of forces, storms, or disasters), while 襲撃 refers to a specific, targeted violent attack.
銃じゅう撃げき
襲撃 means to attack or assault (by any means, not necessarily with a gun), while 銃撃 specifically means to shoot with a firearm; the two words sound and look similar but differ in method.
空くう襲しゅう
空襲 and 襲撃 share the kanji 襲, but 襲撃 means a sudden assault or raid of any kind (not necessarily from the air), while 空襲 refers specifically to an aerial attack.

Word family

襲しゅう撃げき者しゃ
assailant; attacker; marauder
襲しゅう撃げき事じ件けん
raid incident; assault case; attack event

Etymology

Compound of 襲 (attack, raid) and 撃 (strike, attack). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys a sudden, striking attack.