Lingaku打つかる【ぶつかる】
Frequency rank: – (for form ぶつかる: 2,340.)
- to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflictword usually written using kana alone
- to encounter; to meet
- to clash
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 打つかる【ぶつかる】
- ぶつかるFrequency rank: 2,340.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict
- to encounter; to meet
- to clash
This meaning refers to physically hitting something or bumping into it, as well as metaphorically clashing with ideas or opinions.
The car collided with the wall.
This meaning emphasizes coming across someone or something unexpectedly or as part of a planned meeting.
I ran into her in the city.
This meaning focuses on a more intense conflict, such as a disagreement or confrontation, often in a more dramatic context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ぶつかる打つかるto strike againstめ目にぶつかる打つかるto strike the eyeうんてん運転ちゅう中にぶつかる打つかるto collide while drivingかれ彼とぶつかる打つかるto encounter himてき敵とぶつかる打つかるto clash with the enemyかんじょう感情がぶつかる打つかるto have conflicting emotionsもんだい問題がぶつかる打つかるto face a problemかべ壁にぶつかる打つかるto bump into a wallたにん他人とぶつかる打つかるto clash with othersいけん意見がぶつかる打つかるto have conflicting opinions
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Because I wasn't looking where I was going, I bumped into him when we passed. It wasn't his fault.
Her car struck against the gatepost through her carelessness.
He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.
After he bumped into the shelf, the priceless china fell and shattered into fragments.
In early times, inventions were often stumbled upon by accident.