Meanings

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto bump into; to run into; to collide with; to hit; to strike
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto encounter; to meet with; to come upon; to face; to run up against; to be confronted with
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict; to be at odds (with)
4. godan verb, intransitive verbto clash (of events); to fall (on); to occur at the same time (as)
5. godan verb, intransitive verbto tackle head-on (a difficulty); to confront boldly

Examples

• 彼は木にぶつかった。

  He collided with a tree.

• 車が木にぶつかった。

  The car bumped the tree.

• 木にぶつかったんです。

  I ran into a tree.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).