# 衝 collision

行 (go) + 重 (heavy / overlap)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
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## Onyomi

SHOU |

## Mnemonic

| SHOW me two heavy objects going in convergent directions until they overlap, and I'll show you a huge collision.

## Jukugo

衝撃(しょうげき) | shock/impact ★★☆☆☆ 衝 (collision) + 撃 (charge) = 衝撃 (shock/impact) 'real' shock (like electroshock therapy), or an emotional shock, or also just a physical impact (car crash)
衝突(しょうとつ) | impact / conflict ★☆☆☆☆ 衝 (collision) + 突 (thrust) = 衝突 (impact / conflict) means impact (car crash) but also a conflict (India and Pakistan are on a collision course) or mental conflict (his communism conflicts with his love for the sexy CIA agent).

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
掛 | hang / halfway done | HAND | 手
衝 | collision | HEAVY | 重
街 | shopping district | TERMITE HILL |
術 | art / technique | WOOD | 木

Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!

Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.

A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.

Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.

## Synonyms

impact 衝撃 衝突する
rash, hasty, impulsive 衝動的に 軽率 無謀 無茶