N21314/1725

ぶつかる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

Meanings

to bump into, to run into, to collide with, to hit, to strike
to encounter, to meet with, to come upon, to face, to run up against, to be confronted with
to clash (of opinions, people, etc.), to conflict, to be at odds (with)
to clash (of events), to fall (on), to occur at the same time (as)
to tackle head-on (a difficulty), to confront boldly

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Example sentences

車くるまが電柱でんちゅうにぶつかった。

The car crashed into a utility pole.

廊下ろうかで友達ともだちにぶつかってしまった。

I accidentally bumped into my friend in the hallway.

二人ふたりの意見いけんがぶつかって、なかなか話はなし合あいが進すすまない。

The two of them keep clashing in opinion, and the discussion isn't moving forward at all.

困難こんなんにぶつかっても、諦あきらめないことが大切たいせつだ。

Even when you face difficulties, it is important not to give up.

運動会うんどうかいと文化祭ぶんかさいの日程にっていがぶつかってしまったため、学校がっこう側がわは日程にっていを変更へんこうせざるを得えなかった。

Because the sports day and the cultural festival fell on the same date, the school had no choice but to reschedule.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)