# 襲 — assault; inherit

襲 means “assault; inherit”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 22 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu). Kun'yomi: おそ(う) (osou).

- Meaning: assault; inherit
- On'yomi: シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi: おそ(う) (osou)
- Strokes: 22
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 3

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 3” set

[銃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gun/) · [侵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/invade/) · [威](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intimidate/) · [襲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assault/) · [覇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/supremacy/) · [抵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oppose/) · [脅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/threaten/) · [敵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enemy/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assault/. Last updated 2026-11-01.