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衝動

Reading

Kana: しょうどう
Romaji: shōdou
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Definition

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impulse; impetus; urge

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 つ.く
Meanings: collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Example Sentences

(かれ)衝動(しょうどう)()られた。
➥He was borne away by an impulse.
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彼女(かのじょ)はそのドレスを衝動買(しょうどうか)いした。
➥She bought the dress on impulse.
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大声(おおごえ)でしゃべりたい衝動(しょうどう)にかられた。
➥I felt an impulse to cry out loud.
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彼女(かのじょ)はある衝動(しょうどう)にかられた。
➥She was borne away by an impulse.
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(かれ)(つま)衝動買(しょうどうか)いするなと()った。
➥He told his wife not to buy on impulse.
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今日(きょう)衝動(しょうどう)()いしないように()()けなくちゃ。
➥Try not to buy anything on impulse today.
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