This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、つ.く
Romaji: shō, tsu.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  60
Frequency:  972
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-12
Korean Reading:  chung
Chinese Reading:  chong4
Unicode:  885d
JIS:  3E57

Indexes

Halpern Index: 725
Nelson Index: 1638
New Nelson Index: 1772
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3i12.1
Four Corner Index: 2122.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1411
Gakken Index: 918
Japanese Names Index: 2264
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34069
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0157
Remembering the kanji Index: 1680
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1723
Kodansha Compact Index: 1616
Kanji in Context Index: 1388
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 509
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 658
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1696
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1811
Essential Kanji Index: 1117
Kodansha Kanji Index: 893
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2053
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1759

Words

(しょう)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
衝撃 (しょうげき)
shock; crash; impact; ballistic
衝撃波 (しょうげきは)
shock wave
緩衝 (かんしょう)
buffered
突く (つく)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
衝突 (しょうとつ)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
要衝 (ようしょう)
important point; strategic position; key point
衝動 (しょうどう)
impulse; impetus; urge
折衝 (せっしょう)
negotiation
意気衝天 (いきしょうてん)
in high spirits
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