Kana: おそう
Kanji: 襲う
Romaji: osou

Type: verb

Meaning: to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike

Example sentences:

池袋で急に退屈と空腹に襲われた。
ikebukuro de kyuu ni taikutsu to kuufuku ni osowareta.
At Ikebukuro, ennui and hunger attacked me at once.

恐ろしい病いが、たぶん致命的な病いが、やがてわたしを襲ってくる。
osoroshii yamai ga, tabun chimeiteki na amai ga, yagate watashi o osotte kuru.
I am seized with a terrible, perhaps mortal illness.

誰に襲われたんだい？
dare ni osowaretan dai.
Who attacked you?

一ヶ月のうちに二度までも死がこの家を襲ったんです。
ikkagetsu no uchi ni nido made mo shi ga kono ie o osottan desu.
Death had entered that house twice within one month.

あの既視感がふたたび襲った。
That feeling of déjà-vu swept me again.
Ano kishikan ga futatabi osotta.

突然、純粋な恐怖がわたしを襲った。
I suddenly felt a moment of pure terror.
Totsuzen, junsui na kyoufu ga watashi o osotta.

彼の両脚を急激な痙攣が襲った。
Sudden cramps struck his legs.
Kare no ryoukyaku o kyuugeki na keiren ga osotta.

夜になると次第に怖さが襲ってきた。
As the night wore on, I was gradually overwhelmed with fear.
Yoru ni naru to shidai ni kowasa ga osotte kita.

この猫を箱に入れようとしたら襲ってきたんだ。
This cat attacked me while I was trying to put it in the box.
Kono neko o hako ni ireyou to shitara osotte kitan da.

Similar words:

攻める (semeru); 撃つ (utsu)

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: 袭击 (xíjī)
Korean: 습격하다 (seubgyeoghada)
In French: attaquer
In Spanish: atacar
In German: angreifen
In Italian: attaccare