行き当たる | Japanese meaning

行き当たる【ゆきあたる】

Frequency rank: 28,411. – 28,645.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

Forms

行き当たる【ゆきあたる】【いきあたる】Frequency rank: 28,411. – 28,645.
行き当る【ゆきあたる】【いきあたる】
行当たる【ゆきあたる】【いきあたる】
行当る【ゆきあたる】【いきあたる】
ゆきあたる
いきあたる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

This meaning refers to unexpectedly encountering something or someone, often while on a journey or in a situation where one has limited control over the outcome.

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While walking down the road, I ran into him.

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I hit a sudden storm and couldn't return home.

to deadlock

This meaning pertains to a situation where progress is halted due to opposing forces or circumstances that cannot be reconciled, often used in discussions or negotiations.

、なかっ。

The negotiations reached a deadlock, and neither side could come to an agreement.

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The project has reached a deadlock, and we need to find a new approach.

Generated collocations (experimental)

hitting an obstacleplace where one runs into somethinga problem one encountersto sometimes run into somethingto unexpectedly bump into somethingto come across a pathto hit an obstacle and hesitatethere is a risk of hitting somethingthe place where one comes against something

Example sentences

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1. 。

We hit the right road in the dark.

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