How to say 'Collide' or 'Encounter' in Japanese | ぶつかる

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The Japanese word for Collide or Encounter is 'Butsukaru', written as ぶつかる in Japanese.

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ぶつかる

Meaning

Collide, Encounter

Reading

Butsukaru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'ぶつかる (butsukaru)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to collide', which refers to physically hitting or crashing into something. For example: The car collided with a tree「車が木にぶつかった」(くるまがきにぶつかった). The second meaning is 'to encounter', which refers to facing or running into a problem or difficulty. For example: I encountered a problem at work「仕事で問題にぶつかった」(しごとでもんだいにぶつかった). The verb can also be used metaphorically to describe encountering challenges or obstacles in life. Note that the context will usually clarify whether the meaning is physical collision or encountering a situation.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

4418

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word ぶつかる

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ぶ

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hiragana

つ

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Tsu

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か

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hiragana

る

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'Butsukaru' means 'Collide' or 'Encounter' .

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