collision

(go) + (heavy / overlap)
★★☆☆☆
15 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

SHOU

Mnemonic

SHOW me two heavy objects going in convergent directions until they overlap, and I'll show you a huge collision.

Jukugo

衝撃(しょうげき)

shock/impact ★★☆☆☆
(collision) + (charge) = 衝撃 (shock/impact)

'real' shock (like electroshock therapy), or an emotional shock, or also just a physical impact (car crash)

衝突(しょうとつ)

impact / conflict ★☆☆☆☆
(collision) + (thrust) = 衝突 (impact / conflict)

means impact (car crash) but also a conflict (India and Pakistan are on a collision course) or mental conflict (his communism conflicts with his love for the sexy CIA agent).

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
hang / halfway done HAND
collision HEAVY
shopping district TERMITE HILL
art / technique WOOD

Hang something with your HAND from a windowsill!

Colliding with a HEAVY thing is painful.

A shopping district as busy as a TERMITE HILL.

Technique of chopping WOOD fast is a skill.

Synonyms

impact
衝撃    衝突する   
rash, hasty, impulsive
衝動的に    軽率    無謀    無茶