来襲|らいしゅうraishuu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 来襲する（らいしゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 来襲します（らいしゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 来襲しない（らいしゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 来襲しません（らいしゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 来襲せず・来襲せぬ（らいしゅうせず・らいしゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 来襲した（らいしゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 来襲しました（らいしゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 来襲しなかった（らいしゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 来襲しませんでした（らいしゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 来襲して（らいしゅうして） |
| Potential | 来襲できる（らいしゅうできる） |
| Passive | 来襲される（らいしゅうされる） |
| Causative | 来襲させる（らいしゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 来襲させられる（らいしゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 来襲すれば（らいしゅうすれば） |
| tara | 来襲したら（らいしゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 来襲しよう（らいしゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 来襲しましょう（らいしゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 来襲しろ（らいしゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym襲来しゅうらいWrittenAlmost identical to 「来襲」; also covers disasters like typhoons and cold waves arriving. Leans toward written, formal prose.
- Synonym襲うおそうNeutralA common everyday verb for attacking; also used for disasters striking.
- Synonym来攻らいこうWrittenForeign troops coming to attack one's country. Written and very rare; say 「来襲」 or 「侵攻」 instead.
- RelatedアタックNeutralA loanword for an attack; also tackling a difficult challenge, or confessing one's love to someone.
- Related侵略しんりゃくNeutralOne country violating another's sovereignty; carries strong condemnation and stresses the illegality of the act.
- Related侵攻しんこうNeutralMarching troops into another country's territory, with the focus on the military operation itself, as in 「侵攻作戦」.
- Related侵入しんにゅうNeutralEntering a domain without permission; a broad word covering 「住居侵入」 and similar unlawful entry.
- Related侵犯しんぱんNeutralViolating territory or rights, as in 「領空侵犯」; stresses crossing a boundary unlawfully.
- Related攻撃こうげきNeutralThe broadest word for attack; covers verbal attacks too, and is not limited to something arriving from outside.
- Related攻略こうりゃくNeutralCapturing territory by force; also conquering games or difficult problems — in modern usage mostly about games.
- Related襲撃しゅうげきNeutralA surprise attack; takes the attacker's viewpoint, as in 「襲撃事件」.
- Related攻めるせめるNeutralA verb meaning to attack, from the attacker's side; the opposite of 「守る」.
- Related進攻しんこうWrittenAdvancing troops to attack; a written word stressing an army's forward movement.
- Related乱入らんにゅうNeutralBarging in wildly and lawlessly, like spectators storming a field.
- Related叩くたたくNeutralTo strike; also online bashing, and military strikes as in 「敵の基地を叩く」.
- Related侵襲しんしゅうWrittenAn invading assault; nowadays mostly a medical term, as in 「侵襲的な治療」. Written register.
- Related襲いかかるおそいかかるNeutralA verb for pouncing on someone; highlights the action of a sudden attack.
- Related闖入ちんにゅうWrittenEntering without permission; written and very rare — say 「乱入」 or 「侵入」 instead.
- Antonym撤退てったいNeutralWithdrawing, as in 「市場から撤退」; the opposite of an incoming attack.
- Antonym退却たいきゃくNeutralTroops falling back; the direction of movement is the reverse of an enemy's 「来襲」.
From the side being attacked, 「来襲」 covers an attack or disaster arriving — enemy planes, a typhoon; 「襲来」 is its written near-twin. For the attacker's side pick 「襲撃」 (surprise attack) or 「攻撃」 (broadest, incl. verbal attacks); for invading another country, 「侵略」 (condemning) or 「侵攻」 (military advance). Everyday verb 「襲う」; 「襲いかかる」 stresses pouncing, 「攻める」 opposes 「守る」. 「侵入」「乱入」「闖入」 cover unlawful entry, 「攻略」 capturing or beating games, 「叩く」 striking or bashing. Antonyms: 「撤退」 withdraw, 「退却」 fall back.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- 襲って来ること。
