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衝

Collide
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingつ.く

Verbs with «衝»

衝突する

Meanings

  1. collideRtK
  2. thrust
  3. key point
  1. important point (e.g. on a route)
  2. important role (responsibility, etc.)
  3. opposition

Synonyms

合

Popular Usage

衝突

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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boulevard · going (行) · heavy · thousand · ri · computer

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1811

Compound words

彼は父と意見が衝突した。
He disagreed with his father.tatoeba
彼は衝動に駆られた。
He was borne away by an impulse.tatoeba
彼は妻に衝動買いするなと言った。
He told his wife not to buy on impulse.tatoeba
彼は急に小説を書きたいという衝動にかられた。
He felt a sudden urge to write a novel.tatoeba
6月13日、京方と幕府軍は衝突。
On the thirteenth day of the sixth month, the capital faction and the shogunal army met in battle.wiki
大内義弘、赤松義則の軍勢と衝突する。
They collided with the forces of Yoshihiro OUCHI and Yoshinori AKAMATSU.wiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Collision, impact. 行 (road) + 重 (heavy) — something heavy crashing in on the road.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 衝

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step