How to say "raid" in Japanese

• 攻撃こうげきJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'raid' in the general sense of an attack or assault on someone or something. It is the broad word for attacking; use it when the raid is essentially an act of striking a target rather than entering it.
  敵てきは夜よるに私達わたしたちを攻撃こうげきした。↗

  The enemy attacked us at night.
• 侵入しんにゅうJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbMatches the raid sense involving incursion: someone forcibly entering a place or territory they do not belong in. It emphasizes unauthorized entry, as in police or troops breaking in, rather than the violence itself.
  「ピッキングの道具どうぐ無なしで、どうやって侵入しんにゅうした？」「トイレの窓まどがあいた」↗

  "With no picks how did you break in?" "The toilet window was open."
• 踏み込むふみこむCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbThis is the verbal, action-of-raiding sense: literally to step into, hence to break into or raid a place, such as officers entering premises in a raid. Use it as a verb when the act of barging in is the point.
  君子くんしが恐おそれて踏み込ふみこまぬ所ところへも愚者ぐしゃは突入とつにゅうする。↗

  Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
• 襲撃しゅうげきJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbBest choice for a surprise raid: a sudden, coordinated attack or assault on a target, such as an armed group charging a base. It highlights the unexpected, striking character of the raid.
  彼かれはそこで反徒はんとの襲撃しゅうげきを受うけた。↗

  He was attacked there by the rebels.
• 侵略しんりゃくJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbReally means invasion or aggression of a country rather than a raid in the ordinary sense. It fits only large-scale incursions into another nation, so it is seldom the word you want for smaller raids.
  ヒトラーは１９３９年ねんにポーランドを侵略しんりゃくした。↗

  Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.

Use 襲撃 for a surprise armed raid, 攻撃 for an attack generally, 侵入 for breaking into a place, 侵略 for invasion of a country, and 「踏み込む」 for the verbal sense of raiding by stepping in.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 攻撃こうげきattack
• 侵入しんにゅうinvasion
• 踏み込むふみこむto step into (e.g. someone else's territory)
• 襲撃しゅうげき(surprise) attack
• 侵略しんりゃくinvasion (e.g. of a country)
• 襲来しゅうらいinvasion
• 遊撃ゆうげきraid
• 殴り込みなぐりこみraid
• 急襲きゅうしゅうraid
• 来襲らいしゅう(incoming) attack
• 討ち入りうちいりstorming (e.g. an enemy's castle)
• 臨検りんけんon-the-spot investigation or inspection
• 侵すおかすto invade
• カチこみraid
• 殴りこむなぐりこむto raid
• 襲撃事件しゅうげきじけんraid
• レイドraid
• ガサ入れがさいれhouse search
• 切り入るきりいるto cut into
• 討ち入るうちいるto storm (a house, castle, etc.)
• 来冦らいこうinvasion
• 来寇らいこうinvasion
• 大捕り物おおとりものroundup (criminals, animals, etc.)
• 切り込みきりこみraid
• 切り込むきりこむto cut one's way into (an enemy position)
• 仇するあだするto invade
• 手入れていれ(police) raid