襲 JLPT N1 Kanji 襲 — attack, advance on, succeed to JLPT N1 22 strokes Secondary (Jōyō) Radical 衣 #1130 most frequent Human Activities · Fighting Readings On'yomiシュウ Kun'yomiおそ.うかさ.ね Example words 襲うおそう(1) to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down (2) to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.) (3) to make a sudden visit 襲撃しゅうげきattack; charge; raid