Hanja Analyzer
襲

襲 — seup

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
엄습할 습
Romanization
seup
English
raid, attack; inherit
Mandarin
xí
Japanese on'yomi
シュウ, ジュウ
Japanese kun'yomi
おそ.う かさ.ね
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,130 of 2,500
Strokes
22
Radical
衣 (145, 16 residual)
Phonetic component
龍(롱)
Unicode
U+8972

Parts that make up 襲

  • 龍 용 룡, 언덕 롱, 잿빛 방sound 몸을 튼 용용, 그리고 크고 신령한 것
  • 衣 옷 의 여민 옷깃옷과 옷을 입는 일. 왼쪽에서 衤 로 쓴다

How 襲 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 襲 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 龖, 衣.

Korean example words with 襲

  • 적습敵襲 Korean gloss: 적의 습격
  • 피습被襲 Korean gloss: 습격을 받음
  • 습작襲爵 Korean gloss: 작위를 물려받음
  • 공습攻襲 Korean gloss: 갑자기 공격하여 침
  • 습격襲擊 Korean gloss: 갑자기 상대편을 덮쳐 침
  • 엄습掩襲 Korean gloss: 뜻하지 아니하는 사이에 습격함
  • 공습空襲 Korean gloss: ‘공중 습격’을 줄여 이르는 말
  • 야습夜襲 Korean gloss: 밤에 적을 갑자기 덮치어 공격함
  • 일습一襲 Korean gloss: 옷, 그릇, 기구 따위의 한 벌. 또는 그 전부
  • 답습踏襲 Korean gloss: 예로부터 해 오던 방식이나 수법을 좇아 그대로 행함
  • 세습世襲 Korean gloss: 한 집안의 재산이나 신분, 직업 따위를 대대로 물려주고 물려받음
  • 역습逆襲 Korean gloss: 상대편의 공격을 받고 있던 쪽에서 거꾸로 기회를 보아 급히 공격함

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 襲

  • 襲うおそう to attack; to assail; to make an assault
  • 襲撃しゅうげき (surprise) attack; assault; raid
  • 空襲くうしゅう air-raid
  • 世襲せしゅう heredity; heritage
  • 奇襲きしゅう surprise attack
  • 逆襲ぎゃくしゅう counterattack
  • 襲名しゅうめい succession to another's professional name
  • 強襲きょうしゅう assault; violent attack
  • 襲来しゅうらい invasion; raid; attack
  • 踏襲とうしゅう following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to
  • 来襲らいしゅう (incoming) attack; raid; invasion
  • 急襲きゅうしゅう raid; assault; descent

Characters sharing the phonetic 龍

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “롱” in Korean.

Other hanja read “습”

Other hanja with radical 衣

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