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Meaning of 衝動 in Japanese
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衝動
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Kana Readingしょうどう
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Romajishōdō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- impulse; impetus; urge
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Examples of 衝動, しょうどう in a sentence
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She was borne away by an impulse.
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He was borne away by an impulse.
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He felt a sudden urge to write a novel.
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I felt an impulse to cry out loud.
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All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
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I barely restrained the impulse to strike him.
Related Kanji
衝
JLPT 1
15 strokes
collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
On'Yomi: ショウ
Kun'Yomi: つ.く
動
JLPT 4
11 strokes
move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
On'Yomi: ドウ
Kun'Yomi: うご.く, うご.かす