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Kanji Detail for 衝 - "impact, collision, shock"

衝

  • Meaning

    衝 means "impact, collision, shock."

    1. Main road - Street; the center of traffic.

    2. Key point - Critical spot; essential point.

    3. To thrust - To strike; to collide.

    4. To move - To be moved; to stir.

    5. To face - To confront.

    6. War vehicle - Chariot; warship.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    collide; brunt; highway; opposition (astronomy); thrust; pierce; stab; prick

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rush against, charge ahead

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush; to clash

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wash, rinse, flush; dash; soar

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A main thoroughfare. Therefore a place at a transportation junction is called 衝要 (strategic point). | Moving straight forward is called 衝. Such as 橫衝直撞 (rushing recklessly in all directions). Common form also written as 沖. | A place name. A part of Tibet.
  • Onyomitip

    shoh(しょう) しょう

  • Kunyomitip

    tsu.ku(つまく) つまく

  • Strokestip

    15 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    行 (gyo・gyogamae・yukigamae)

  • Related Keywords
    impact collision crash shock impulse thrust strike hit strategic point main road center clash conflict confront bump jolt

Sentences including 衝

  • He disagreed with his father.

  • I was shocked by yesterday's news.

  • His car collided with a train.

  • I'll never forget the sound the crash made.

  • The car ran into a tree.

  • He seems to be always in conflict with someone.

  • You will be shocked to hear this.

  • The news had a great impact on us.

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