襲う
osou
to attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down
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  1. osou to attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
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Kanji Breakdown
Attack, Advance On, Succeed To, Pile, Heap
On: しゅう Kun: おそ.う,かさ.ね
22 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
襲う (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく襲うことがあります。
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