Memory phrase for the Kanji: 衝

衝

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Meaning collide, point of connection, clash

Pronunciation

SHŌ

Explanation

Outside: go 行 (here: pedestrians), center: heavy 重 (vehicle 車 with double wheels)

Mnemonic
 
When the heavy (vehicle) runs into the pedestrians, it colliding in a clash.

Radicals

行 to goRadikal gyougamae, often also used in the half shape: 彳 gyounin.
重 heavyA vehicle 車 with double 二 wheels is for the heavy.
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 Vocabulary

衝撃 しょうげき  shock, crash, impact, ballistic
衝突 しょうとつ  collision, conflict

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