襲 — attack, advance on, succeed to
おそう
襲
attack
Grade S
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
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U+8972
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1130
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #2181
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- attack
- advance on
- succeed to
- pile
- heap
word
おそ oso Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
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