Onyomi: ショウ · Kunyomi: つ.く · Meanings: brunt, collide, highway, opposition (astronomy), pierce, prick, stab, thrust
Kanji for brunt, collide, highway, opposition astronomy, pierce
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 衝 | しょう | important point (e.g. on a route) | Noun |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ | collision, crash, impact, running into | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 突く | つく | to prick, to stab | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb |
| 突き当たる | つきあたる | to run into, to collide with, to crash into, to bump against | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき | impact, shock, impulse | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 衝撃波 | しょうげきは | shock wave | Noun |
| 衝動 | しょうどう | impulse, urge, impetus | common Noun |
| 突き上げる | つきあげる | to push up, to force up, to toss | common Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 衝動買い | しょうどうがい | impulse buying, impulse purchase | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 衝突痕 | しょうとつこん | impact mark | Noun |