ショックshokku

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounshock (emotional)
    私はその悲かなしい知しらせを聞きいてショックを受うけた。↗
    I was shocked at the sad news.
  2. nounshock (physical); impact; jolt
  3. noun, noun (suffix)crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets
  4. noun, medicine(circulatory) shock
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym衝撃しょうげきNeutralCovers physical impact or psychological shock, and leans toward written prose; 「ショック」 is more colloquial and also refers to economic crises.
  • Related茫然自失ぼうぜんじしつWrittenA four-character idiom for being dumbfounded or losing yourself in a daze; written/formal prose. 「ショック」 is the blow itself.
  • Related喪神そうしんWrittenWritten/formal prose for blanking out or fainting. For the dazed sense, everyday speech says 「ぼうぜん」; for actual fainting, 「失神」.
  • Related虚脱状態きょだつじょうたいNeutralA state of mental numbness, as if drained of all strength; 「ショック」 is the blow itself.
  • Related呆然とした状態NeutralThe dazed state you are in after taking a blow; 「ショック」 is the blow itself.
  • Antonym平穏へいおんNeutralThe opposite of 「ショック」 in emotional ups and downs: calm and untroubled, with nothing disturbing the peace.
  • Antonym平静へいせいNeutralThe opposite of 「ショック」 in emotional ups and downs: calm and composed, with the mind at rest.

Use 「ショック」 for a psychological blow, shock, or economic impact, as in 「ショックを受ける」; in written prose prefer 「衝撃」. For the dazed state after a blow, use 「茫然自失」 or 「虚脱状態」. The antonyms are 「平静」 and 「平穏」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. (物理的ぶつりてきな)打撃だげき。衝撃しょうげき。
  2. 精神的せいしんてき打撃だげき。憤慨ふんがい。驚おどろき。衝撃しょうげき。
  3. 急激きゅうげきな末梢まっしょう血液けつえき循環じゅんかんの障害しょうがいで血圧けつあつの低下ていかなどが見みられる状態じょうたい。
English equivalents

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