- shokku shock (emotional); shock (physical), impact, jolt; crisis (esp. financial), event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
Used in casual and formal Japanese to describe emotional shock, physical impact, or market upheavals; often borrowed in media and daily conversation.
彼の突然の死は本当にショックだった。
Kare no totsuzen no shi wa hontō ni shokku datta.
His sudden death was a real shock.
そのニュースを聞いてショックを受けた。
Sono nyūsu o kiite shokku o uketa.
I was shocked when I heard the news.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'shōgeki' (衝撃), which is more physical or scientific in nuance.
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