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Kanji Detail for 衝 - "to thrust, key point"

衝

  • Meaning

    衝 means "to thrust, key point." Also associated with main road.

    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.

  • Words using 衝

    • 衝突 しょうとつ Listen collision; crash; impact
    • 折衝 せっしょう Listen negotiation
    • 衝撃 しょうげき Listen impact; shock; impulse
    • 要衝 ようしょう Listen important point; strategic position; key point
    • 衝動 しょうどう Listen impulse; urge; impetus

  • Four-character idioms with 衝

    • 緩衝地帯 かんしょうちたい Listen buffer zone
    • 怒髪衝天 どはつしょうてん Listen being in a towering rage; boiling with rage
    • 意気衝天 いきしょうてん Listen in high spirits
    • 樽俎折衝 そんそせっしょう Listen diplomatic negotiations at the dinner table; diplomatic bargaining

  • Tattoo check: 衝

    • Verified meaning: to thrust, key point
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かつひろ)
    • Also carries these associations: main road

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 衝

    Surnames 衝(かつひろ)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsu.ku(つ-く) つ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    行 (gyo・gyogamae・yukigamae)

  • Related Keywords

    main road key point to thrust essential important place war vehicle impact collision clash crash collide hit strike ram conflict critical center

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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