JLPT N1 · Noun

衝撃 (shougeki)

衝撃 (しょうげき, shougeki) is a Japanese noun meaning “impact; shock”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょうげき
Romaji: shougeki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

impact; shock; impulse · noun
(psychological) shock · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

バンパーが衝撃をいくらか吸収してくれた。

The car bumper absorbed some of the impact.

Tatoeba #197743

昨日見たニュースに衝撃を受けた。

I was shocked by yesterday's news.

Tatoeba #169900

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

Kanji in 衝撃

衝

collide, brunt, highwayショウ・つ.く · 15 strokes

撃

beat, attack, defeatゲキ・う.つ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 衝撃.

衝突しょうとつcollision撃つうつto shoot (a gun, person, etc.)攻撃こうげきattack打撃だげきblow襲撃しゅうげき(surprise) attack反撃はんげきcounterattack

Source: JMdict entry 1351510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.