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JLPT N3 · Noun

ショック (shokku)

ショック is a Japanese noun meaning “shock (emotional)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ショック
Romaji
shokku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. shock (emotional) · noun
  2. shock (physical); impact; jolt · noun
  3. crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets · noun, suffix noun
  4. (circulatory) shock · noun

Example sentences

私はその悲しい知らせを聞いてショックを受けた。
I was shocked at the sad news.
Tatoeba #159902

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1062660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.