震撼|しんかんshinkan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbshake; shock
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 震撼する（しんかんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 震撼します（しんかんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 震撼しない（しんかんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 震撼しません（しんかんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 震撼せず・震撼せぬ（しんかんせず・しんかんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 震撼した（しんかんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 震撼しました（しんかんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 震撼しなかった（しんかんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 震撼しませんでした（しんかんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 震撼して（しんかんして） |
| Potential | 震撼できる（しんかんできる） |
| Passive | 震撼される（しんかんされる） |
| Causative | 震撼させる（しんかんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 震撼させられる（しんかんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 震撼すれば（しんかんすれば） |
| tara | 震撼したら（しんかんしたら） |
| Volitional | 震撼しよう（しんかんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 震撼しましょう（しんかんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 震撼しろ（しんかんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related震え上がるふるえあがるNeutralTrembling all over from fear or cold; the subject is a person, unlike 「震撼」, which is about society being shocked.
- Related動揺どうようNeutralShaking or agitation; most often used for inner turmoil or an unstable situation, e.g. 「動揺を隠せない」.
- Related揺らぐゆらぐNeutralSwaying or wavering — beliefs or status becoming unsteady, e.g. 「自信が揺らぐ」.
- Related震動しんどうWrittenWritten; vibration of physical objects, e.g. the shaking of an earthquake — not the shock to society of 「震撼」.
- Related戦慄せんりつWrittenWritten noun for shuddering with terror, e.g. 「戦慄が走る」.
- Related震えるふるえるNeutralThe everyday word for trembling: fine shaking of the body.
- RelatedわななくWrittenWritten style with a literary flavor: slight trembling of the body from fear or excitement.
- RelatedおののくWrittenThe same word as 「戦慄く」; in written style it is also written 「戦く」 — trembling from fear.
- Related打ち震えるうちふるえるWrittenWritten; the whole body shakes violently, often from strong emotion or anger.
- Related震盪しんとうWrittenWritten; violent shaking, also refers to concussion.
- Related震うふるうWrittenRare written verb: shivering from cold or fear.
- Related震えふるえNeutralNoun for the state of trembling, e.g. 「震えが止まらない」.
- Related震わせるふるわせるNeutralTransitive: to make something quiver — typically the voice or shoulders, e.g. 「声を震わせる」.
- Related揺れゆれNeutralNoun for swaying and its degree, or instability, e.g. 「地震の揺れ」.
- Related震いふるいWrittenRare written noun for shivering — the state of shuddering with cold.
- Related揺るぎゆるぎWrittenWritten; mostly used in the negative 「揺るぎない」, meaning firm and unshakable.
- Related震わすふるわすWrittenWritten transitive verb, synonymous with 「震わせる」.
- Antonym沈静ちんせいWrittenWritten; a situation or emotions calming down — the opposite of the violent shock of 「震撼」.
「震撼」 is for a major event that sends a huge shock through the world or society; written register, often as 「世界を震撼させた事件」. For a person trembling in fear use 「震え上がる」, and for inner agitation use 「動揺」.
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