衝 — kanji meaning “collide”
衝
collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
- Meanings
- collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- つ.く
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #972 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 144
- Chinese reading
- chōng, chòng — Chinese character page
Words with 衝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 衝動 | しょうどう shoudou | impulse; urge; impetus |
| 折衝 | せっしょう sesshou | negotiation |
| 緩衝 | かんしょう kanshou | shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning |
| 要衝 | ようしょう youshou | important point; strategic position; key point |
| 衝撃波 | しょうげきは shougekiha | shock wave |
| 緩衝地帯 | かんしょうちたい kanshouchitai | buffer zone |
| 衝立 | ついたて tsuitate | partitioning screen |
| 衝角 | しょうかく shoukaku | naval ram |
| 衝天 | しょうてん shouten | (being in) high spirits |
| 緩衝器 | かんしょうき kanshouki | shock absorber; buffer |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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