ショック

shock

Also:crisis (esp. financial)

What does ショック mean?

ショック is a Japanese noun meaning shock in English. It can also be translated as crisis (esp. financial) depending on context. It is written as ショック in hiragana, and shokku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私はその悲しい知らせを聞いてショックを受けた。

I was shocked at the sad news.