襲

Common noun; Esp. 重ね

pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones)

Counter; Esp. 重ね; used after a word from the "hito-futa-mi" counting system

counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.)

Common noun; Esp. 襲

layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat

Abbreviation; Common noun; Esp. 襲

combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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

(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge

to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

assailant; marauder

invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

raid; assault; attack

succession to another's professional name

wearing one garment over another

succession to the peerage

gallop (horse gait)

announcing the succession to another's stage name

adoption; following

taking over a duty

succession to a fief; inheriting a domain

to array against

lightning strike; lightning bolt

court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow

継ぐ only

to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair

継ぐ only

to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)

surprise attack

assault; violent attack

enemy attack; enemy raid

counterattack

raid; assault; descent