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衝撃: impact, shock, impulse | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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衝撃

JLPT N1Vocabulary

衝撃(しょうげき)

しょうげき

impact, shock, impulse

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Reading and meaning

Reading: しょうげき
Romaji: shougeki
Meaning: impact, shock, impulse
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

その事故(じこ)の映像(えいぞう)は、社会(しゃかい)に大(おお)きな衝撃(しょうげき)を与(あた)えた。
The footage of the accident sent a great shock through society.
そのニュースは世間(その)に衝撃をもたらした。
That news sent shockwaves through society.
衝撃(しょうげき)で窓(まど)ガラスが粉々(こなごな)に砕(くだ

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けた。

The impact shattered the window glass.

実験装置(じっけんそうち)に加(くわ)わった衝撃(しょうげき)を測定(そくてい)した。

We measured the impact applied to the experimental apparatus.

Kanji in this lesson

衝collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prickJLPT N3 撃beat, attack, defeat, conquerJLPT N3