空襲

くうしゅう

air raid

What does 空襲 mean?

空襲 is a Japanese noun meaning air raid in English. It is written as 空襲 in kanji, くうしゅう in hiragana, and kuushuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼らは空襲を受けたとき敵の飛行機を2機撃墜した。

They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.