Keyword
assault
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig2181
Readings
おそ
(67%)
Composed of
ancient dragon
garment
Mnemonic

An ancient dragon wearing a fancy garment is trying to assault you. Who knew ancient dragons wore clothes!?

Used in vocabulary (63 in total)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
surprise attack
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
assailant; marauder
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
assault; violent attack
enemy attack; enemy raid
raid; assault; descent
night attack; nocturnal assault
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to launch a surprise attack
succession to another's professional name
heredity; heritage
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
surprise attack; ambush
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
hereditary system; hereditary succession
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
to launch a surprise attack
fierce attack; furious attack
major air raid; blitz
convention; tired tradition; old custom
announcing the succession to another's stage name
succession to the peerage
gallop (horse gait)
invasion; infestation; damage (due to a medical procedure, infection, etc.)
Kumaso (ancient Japanese people who lived in southern Kyushu); Kumaso (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture)
hereditary property; heritage; patrimony
Diet member who succeeded a parent; Diet member who comes from a family of politicians; (lit.) hereditary Diet member
adoption; following
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
taking over a duty
succession to a fief; inheriting a domain
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to array against
lightning strike; lightning bolt
wearing one garment over another
autumn garment
non-invasive approach
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
garment worn under the hanpi undergarment or hō robe in court ceremonial dress
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
chrysanthemum; color scheme for a kasane
layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
Examples (42 in total)
It could attack us at any moment.
What did you do when those men attacked you?
Have you ever been attacked by a dog?