SuGoiSuす語彙す撞
撞: strike
strike; ring (a bell); thrust
15 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here
Readings
On
ドウ・トウ・シュ
Kunつく
撞く (つく) is the spelling for ringing a bell or playing billiards; 撞着 (どうちゃく) means contradiction, as in 自家撞着.
Key words
撞くつくto ring, strike
撞球どうきゅうbilliards
撞着どうちゃくcontradiction
自家撞着じかどうちゃくself-contradiction
撞木しゅもくbell striker
Example sentences
大みそかの夜、お寺で除夜の鐘を撞いた。
On New Year's Eve, I rang the temple bell at midnight.
祖父は若い頃、よく撞球を楽しんだそうだ。
My grandfather apparently often enjoyed billiards when he was young.
彼の主張は前半と後半で食い違っていて、自家撞着に陥っている。
His argument differs between the first and second halves, so it contradicts itself.