空襲

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 空襲 and read くうしゅう, it is a military attack carried out from aircraft against ground targets.
• Basic usage: It appears in historical town records and in a fictional family fleeing to a basement.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Air attack rather than ground shelling
  • The defining feature is that the attack comes from the air.