"電撃" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [dẽ̞ŋɡe̞kʲi] Forms: 電撃 [canonical] (ruby: 電(でん), 撃(げき)), dengeki [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|でんげき}} 電(でん)撃(げき) • (dengeki)
  1. an electric shock
    Sense id: en-電撃-ja-noun-6GUqU-pU Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 35
  2. a lightning attack
    Sense id: en-電撃-ja-noun-XK~GezNz Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 35
  3. (figuratively) sudden, without warning Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-電撃-ja-noun-KocQXTg9 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 24 31 44 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 26 31 43 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 28 32 39 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 32 35
     
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      "glosses": [
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          "english": "sudden dismissal",
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              "解任",
              "かいにん"
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        },
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          "english": "surprise participation",
          "roman": "dengeki kanyū",
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            [
              "加入",
              "かにゅう"
            ]
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          "text": "電撃加入"
        }
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) sudden, without warning"
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      "ipa": "[dẽ̞ŋɡe̞kʲi]"
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Download raw JSONL data for 電撃 meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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