Illustration: At a narrow residential intersection in Japan, the front corner of a small turning car strikes an adult pedestrian’s lower leg. His body tips sideways from the contact, one shoe lifting away from the road, while his shopping bag opens and a round orange drops beside him.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

はねる

haneru

to hit with a vehicle

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは車くるまにはねられた。

    He was hit by a car.

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  2. 車くるまに撥はねられるところだった。

    I was nearly hit by a car.

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  3. 私わたしはその車くるまが人ひとをはねるのを見みました。

    I saw the car hit a man.

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