夜襲

Reading

Kana: やしゅう

Romaji: yashū

Definition

noun

vs

1

night attack; nocturnal assault

Kanji

夜

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる

Meanings: night, evening

襲

Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね

Meanings: attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap

Example Sentence

わが軍(ぐん)は敵(てき)に夜襲(やしゅう)をかけた。

➥Our army attacked the enemy during the night.