衝
brunt, collide, highway, opposition (astronomy), pierce, prick, stab, thrust
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
15 / 15
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:15
JLPT:1
Frequency:972
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衝撃 | ショウゲキ | impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock |
| 衝動 | ショウドウ | impulse; urge; impetus |
| 衝突 | ショウトツ | collision; crash; impact; running into; clash; skirmish; conflict; discord; quarrel; brush |
| 要衝 | ヨウショウ | important point; strategic position; key point |
| 緩衝 | カンショウ | shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折衝 | せっしょう | negotiation |
| 衝き上げる | つきあげる | to push up; to thrust up; to stick up; to raise; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to press; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up; to fill one's heart; to engulf one's heart |
| 衝き当たる | つきあたる | to run into; to collide with; to crash into; to bump against; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against |
| 衝く | つく | to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.) |
| 衝動買い | しょうどうがい | impulse buying; impulse purchase |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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