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What does 衝撃 (しょうげき, shougeki) mean?

衝撃 (しょうげき, shougeki) means impact, shock, collision force.

Quick facts
Readingしょうげき
Romajishougeki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しょうげき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshougeki

impact, shock, collision force

  1. 1noun impact; shock; impulse
  2. 2noun · no-adjective (psychological) shock

Example sentences

  • The car was badly wrecked from the impact of the accident.

  • That news shocked society.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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