空襲 (kūshū) means “air raid” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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祖父は空襲の記憶を今も語ります。so fu wa kū shū no ki oku o ima mo kata ri ma su

My grandfather still talks about his memories of an air raid.

Describes an attack carried out from the air against people or places on the ground.

空爆kūbaku: A bombing attack carried out from the air against a place or target.

航空機などから地上の人や施設を攻撃すること。kō kū ki na do ka ra chi jō no hito ya shi setsu o kō geki su ru ko to

空襲 (kūshū) combines 空 (kū, "sky") and 襲 (shū, "attack"), forming the meaning "an attack from the sky."

In English, air raid often refers to an attack on a place by aircraft, while airstrike more often refers to an attack on a specific target.