Illustration: A resident is carrying a small wooden cabinet through the narrow doorway of a Japanese apartment. As he pivots, its projecting corner strikes the doorframe, leaving a fresh dent at the exact contact point. His hands still grip the cabinet firmly, but his face contracts in immediate regret.

ぶつける

butsukeru

to hit against, to bump into

Example sentences

彼かれは頭あたまを岩いわにぶつけた。
He hit his head against a rock.
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彼かれは転ころんで頭あたまを床ゆかにぶつけた。
He fell and hit his head on the floor.
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彼かれは頭あたまを棚たなに強つよくぶつけて大だいきなこぶを作つくった。
He banged his head against a shelf and got a big lump.
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