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衝撃波

Reading

Kana: しょうげきは
Romaji: shōgekiha
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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shock wave

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 つ.く
Meanings: collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
Readings: ゲキ、 う.つ
Meanings: beat, attack, defeat, conquer
Readings: ハ、 なみ
Meanings: waves, billows, Poland

Example Sentence

日本(にっぽん)のいわゆるバブル経済(けいざい)崩壊(ほうかい)は、国際(こくさい)市場(しじょう)衝撃波(しょうげきは)(ひろ)げました。
➥The bursting of Japan's so-called bubble economy sent shockwaves through international markets.
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