ぶつける

usually kana

Meanings

1.
v1, vtto hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to knock; to run (into); to crash (into)
2.
v1, vtto throw (at); to fling (at); to hurl (at)
3.
v1, vtto vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings); to throw (a question at someone)
4.
v1, vtto pit (someone) against; to set against; to match against; to put up against

彼は頭を棚に強くぶつけて大きなこぶを作った。

He banged his head against a shelf and got a big lump.

私に泥をぶつけて、泥だらけになった。

He threw mud at me and made me dirty.

選挙民は投票によって不満をぶつけています。

Voters are taking out their frustrations at the polls.

Context: ぶつける (ぶつける)

Current word

ぶつけるぶつける

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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