打付ける (Butsukeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to hit (e.g. one's head), to strike, to knock, to run (into)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to knock; to run (into); to crash (into)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto throw (at); to fling (at); to hurl (at)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings); to throw (a question at someone)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto pit (someone) against; to set against; to match against; to put up against
Examples
彼は頭を岩にぶつけた。
He hit his head against a rock.
彼は柱に頭をぶつけた。
He bumped his head against a post.
彼は棚に頭をぶつけた。
He hit his head on the shelf.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).