Word · 単語
襲う
Reading おそう
to attack
- 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
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#2761
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Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
あっという間に砂嵐に襲われた。
Before we knew where we were, the dust storm was on us.
sense 1 · to attack
警備員が強盗に襲われた。
The guardsman was assaulted by a robber.
sense 1 · to attack
台風が東京を襲った。
The typhoon hit Tokyo.
sense 1 · to attack
彼女は恐怖に襲われた。
Fear fell upon her.
sense 1 · to attack
寒波がヨーロッパを襲った。
A cold spell gripped Europe.
sense 1 · to attack