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衝

Level IX of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1139 / 2,608

Collide

On’yomi
しょう
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
行 Walk Enclosure (Kangxi 144)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 奴 (Dude), less common than 晩 (Night).

The go radical wraps around heavy in the center — something heavy going full speed ahead, colliding with whatever's in its path.

In words

衝突 しょうとつ collision,conflictN3
衝撃 しょうげき shock;crash;impact;ballisticN1

衝 is rank 1139 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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