Meaning of 衝撃 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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衝撃JLPT 1
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Kana Readingしょうげき
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Romajishōgeki
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- shock; crash; impact; ballistic
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Example Sentences
衝撃, しょうげき used in context
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Her death was a great shock to me.
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No sooner had he come home than he proudly made an earth-shattering announcement.
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The whole Earth was shocked.
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The shocks of several explosions were felt for miles.
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I was shocked by yesterday's news.
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The car bumper absorbed some of the impact.
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Kanji found in this word
collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
On: ショウ
Kun: つ.く
15 strokes
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