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襲 = 衣 + 龍

襲 is a Japanese kanji written with 22 strokes, listed here under the keyword “attack”. It is built from 衣 (garment) and 龍 (dragon (old)). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2181.

Keyword
attack
RTK frame
2181
Strokes
22
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おそ.う, かさ.ね
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
нападение
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
襲 raid

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 衣 garment
  2. 龍 dragon (old)

How to find 襲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “garment” + “dragon (old)”. 襲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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