襲撃|しゅうげきshuugeki[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 襲撃する(しゅうげきする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 襲撃します(しゅうげきします) |
| Negative (nai) | 襲撃しない(しゅうげきしない) |
| polite (masen) | 襲撃しません(しゅうげきしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 襲撃せず・襲撃せぬ(しゅうげきせず・しゅうげきせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 襲撃した(しゅうげきした) |
| polite (mashita) | 襲撃しました(しゅうげきしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 襲撃しなかった(しゅうげきしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 襲撃しませんでした(しゅうげきしませんでした) |
| Te form | 襲撃して(しゅうげきして) |
| Potential | 襲撃できる(しゅうげきできる) |
| Passive | 襲撃される(しゅうげきされる) |
| Causative | 襲撃させる(しゅうげきさせる) |
| Causative passive | 襲撃させられる(しゅうげきさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 襲撃すれば(しゅうげきすれば) |
| tara | 襲撃したら(しゅうげきしたら) |
| Volitional | 襲撃しよう(しゅうげきしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 襲撃しましょう(しゅうげきしましょう) |
| Imperative | 襲撃しろ(しゅうげきしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym攻撃こうげきNeutralThe broadest word: any attack or offensive, including verbal criticism; 「襲撃」 is narrower, stressing a surprise attack.
- SynonymアタックNeutralLoanword for an attack or a challenge, also pursuing someone romantically; 「襲撃」 stresses a surprise attack.
- Synonym攻めるせめるNeutralVerb meaning to attack or press an offensive, mostly in war or competitive games; 「襲撃」 stresses the element of surprise.
- Synonym強襲きょうしゅうWrittenWritten style: a violent assault that forces its way through resistance; 「襲撃」 stresses taking the target by surprise.
- SynonymせめNeutralNoun for an offense or offensive, as in 「攻めに転じる」; it lacks the sudden-attack nuance of 「襲撃」.
- Synonym襲うおそうNeutralVerb: to attack or raid, also of storms and disasters striking; 「襲撃」 is the noun.
- Synonym急襲きゅうしゅうWrittenWritten style: a sudden raid; close to 「襲撃」 but emphasizes speed.
- Synonym襲来しゅうらいWrittenWritten style: something coming in to strike, such as an invasion or a calamity; 「襲撃」 leans more toward a deliberate attack by an assailant.
- Synonym襲いかかるおそいかかるNeutralVerb: to pounce on or lunge at someone to attack; 「襲撃」 is the noun for such an attack.
- Related突撃とつげきNeutralA charge or rush straight at the target; 「襲撃」 instead stresses attacking by surprise.
- Related来襲らいしゅうWrittenWritten style: an incoming attack, typically of enemy aircraft or a typhoon; 「襲撃」 leans toward an attack carried out by an assailant.
- Antonym防衛ぼうえいNeutralThe antonym on the attack-and-defense axis: defending and protecting against attack.
Use 「襲撃」 for a surprise attack. For attack in general, including criticism, choose 「攻撃」; for the verb, 「襲う」; for a charge, 「突撃」; for typhoons or enemy aircraft coming in, 「来襲」. 「防衛」 is the opposite: defense.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


