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おそう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
2. to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
3. to make a sudden visit
Alt. forms
襲おそう
98%
おそう
1%
Pitch accent
お
そう
お
そ
う
Top 25600
Conjugations...Used in: 365
Examples (29 in total)
The King was assaulted by terrorists.
The guardsman was assaulted by a robber.
Tom was attacked by a dog.
It could attack us at any moment.
Have you ever been attacked by a dog?
The dog attacked the little boy.
A curious disease struck the town.
The earthquake shook the area.
Earthquakes frequently hit Japan.
The police officer was attacked by someone.
In general, wolves do not attack people.
The island was struck by the typhoon.
We were attacked by swarms of bees.
A swarm of hornets attacked the children.
A cold wave hit this district.
Our army attacked the kingdom.
Wolves don't usually attack people.
A group of youths attacked the old man.
I was often seized by despair.
He was attacked as he was returning home late at night.
What did you do when those men attacked you?
The man attacked her with the intention of killing her.
The police suspect that he robbed the bank.
Two men wearing masks robbed the bank.
A tiger will attack people when it's hungry.
When attacked he defended himself with an umbrella.
A gang of three robbed the bank in broad daylight.
A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.
On September 26, 1959, the strongest typhoon in Japan's recorded history hit Nagoya.