襲わ

襲わ

"襲わ" (osowa) means "to attack" or "to assault."

Here, '襲って' is used metaphorically to describe emotions like anxiety strongly affecting the subject.

不安が突然襲ってきた。

Suddenly, anxiety attacked me.

In this context, '襲った' is used literally to mean a physical attack on the village.

村を山賊が襲った。

The village was attacked by mountain bandits.

Here, '襲う' is metaphorically describing the overwhelming presence of silence at night.

夜の静けさが襲うように感じられた。

The quiet of the night felt as if it were attacking.