Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of おそう – see the following entry.
襲う
[verb] to attack, to assault
[verb] to visit suddenly
[verb] (of an incapacitating feeling) to overcome one
[verb] (dated) to follow (as successor)
(This term, おそう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おそう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おそう.)