衝
衝 — Collide
collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiつく (tsuku)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 衝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 折衝 | せっしょう sesshou | negotiation |
| 衝動 | しょうどう shoudou | impulse; urge; impetus |
| 要衝 | ようしょう youshou | important point; strategic position; key point |
| 緩衝地帯 | かんしょうちたい kanshouchitai | buffer zone |
Study notes
衝 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #972 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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