What does kanji 撞 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 撞 is pierce.

How is kanji 撞 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 撞 are つ.く; the onyomi readings are シュ, トウ, ドウ.

What words use kanji 撞?

Example words that use kanji 撞 include 撞球, 撞着, 撞着語法, 撞着矛盾.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

撞

Meaning

Kanji 撞

pierce

pierce, prick, stab, thrust

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つ.く
Onyomi 音読み: シュトウドウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 憧 • 瞳 • 童 • 幢 • 潼 • 僮 • 蕫

Related vocabulary

Showing 20 common entries

Showing 20 of 22 entries that include this kanji.

撞球

どうきゅう

billiards

撞着

どうちゃく

contradiction

撞着語法

どうちゃくごほう

oxymoron

撞着矛盾

どうちゃくむじゅん

self-contradiction

撞木

しもく

T-shaped wooden bell hammer

撞木鮫

しゅもくざめ

hammerhead shark

撞木杖

しゅもくづえ

crutches

撞木反り

しゅもくぞり

bell hammer backwards body drop

鐘撞

かねつき

ringing of a bell

インド撞木鮫

インドしゅもくざめ

winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii, species of Indo-West Pacific hammerhead shark)

ボンネット撞木鮫

ボンネットしゅもくざめ

bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)

自家撞着

じかどうちゃく

self-contradiction

View all words

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は大きな鐘を撞いた。

He struck the large bell.

彼は器用にビリヤードの球を撞く。

He hits the billiard balls skillfully.

彼は不注意で柱に撞き当たった。

He bumped into a pillar due to carelessness.

除夜の鐘を撞きに行く。

Going to strike the New Year's Eve bell.

槍で地面を撞く。

To thrust a spear into the ground.

View all sentences