衝撃
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 衝撃
1
impact; shock; impulse
Examples
バンパーが衝撃をいくらか吸収してくれた。
The car bumper absorbed some of the impact.
2
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
(psychological) shock
Examples
昨日見たニュースに衝撃を受けた。
I was shocked by yesterday's news.
Kanji in this Word
衝
15 strokes
Frequency: 972
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
collide
brunt
highway
opposition (astronomy)
thrust
pierce
stab
prick
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つ.く
撃
15 strokes
Frequency: 473
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
beat
attack
defeat
conquer
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゲキ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
う.つ
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