What does the kanji 衝 mean?

collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust

How is the kanji 衝 read?

ショウ (Shou); つ.く (Tsuku)

衝

Tsukuつく

collide

Shouしょう

Examples

衝動しょうどうimpulse

要衝ようしょうimportant point

衝 (Tsuku) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “collide, brunt, highway”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 15 strokes.