ぶつける・打付けるbutsukeru

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to knock; to run (into); to crash (into)
   彼かれは頭あたまを棚たなに強つよくぶつけて大おおきなこぶを作つくった。↗

   He banged his head against a shelf and got a big lump.
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto throw (at); to fling (at); to hurl (at)
   私に泥どろをぶつけて、泥どろだらけになった。↗

   He threw mud at me and made me dirty.
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings); to throw (a question at someone)
   選挙せんきょ民みんは投票とうひょうによって不満ふまんをぶつけています。↗

   Voters are taking out their frustrations at the polls.
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto pit (someone) against; to set against; to match against; to put up against

• Synonym当てるあてるNeutralNeutral. Transitive: to make something hit or touch, as in 「的に当てる」; suggests aiming to hit, while 「ぶつける」 suggests crashing hard.
• SynonymぶっつけるCasualColloquial. An emphatic form of 「ぶつける」 with the same meaning but a rougher tone.
• Related突き当たるつきあたるNeutralNeutral. Intransitive: to crash into something or reach the end of a street, as in 「壁に突き当たる」; also figuratively, to run into difficulties.
• RelatedぶつかるNeutralNeutral. Intransitive: to collide, as in 「車がぶつかる」; 「ぶつける」 is transitive, making something crash into something else.
• Related打つうつNeutralNeutral. To hit or strike, as in 「頭を打つ」, whether once or over and over; it centers on the blow itself and need not involve throwing or crashing one thing into another.
• Related衝突しょうとつWrittenWritten/formal. A collision or clash, as in 「車の衝突事故」; typical of news reporting.
• Related叩くたたくNeutralNeutral. To knock or strike, as in 「ドアを叩く」; tends to be repeated tapping, and can also mean criticizing or bashing.
• RelatedはねるNeutralNeutral. To knock down or send flying, as in 「車にはねられる」; typically being hit by a car, and also to eliminate or reject.
• Related強打きょうだWrittenWritten/formal. A heavy blow, e.g. injuring oneself in 「頭を強打する」, or a powerful hit in baseball; 「ぶつける」 is more colloquial and also covers throwing and venting.
• Related殴打おうだWrittenWritten/formal. A beating; mostly in crime reporting, as in 「殴打事件」.
• Related殴るなぐるNeutralNeutral. To punch or beat with a fist or tool, people or objects alike, as in 「顔を殴る」「壁を殴る」; 「ぶつける」 can also mean throwing or crashing something.
• Related当たるあたるNeutralNeutral. Intransitive: to be hit or come into contact, as in 「ボールが当たる」.
• Relatedぶち当たるぶちあたるCasualColloquial. To slam or crash into something, as in 「壁にぶち当たる」; stronger in tone than 「突き当たる」.
• Related打ち当てるうちあてるWrittenWritten/formal. To strike against something; rare in modern usage.
• Related叩きつけるたたきつけるNeutralNeutral. To hurl or slam something hard against a surface, as in 「地面に叩きつける」; stresses the violent force with which it strikes.
• Related殴りつけるなぐりつけるCasualColloquial. To strike someone hard; typically punching with the fist.
• Relatedぶっ飛ばすぶっとばすCasualColloquial. To knock someone flying or drive at full speed, as in 「ぶっ飛ばすぞ」; carries a rough, threatening nuance.
• Relatedぶん殴るぶんなぐるCasualColloquial. To wallop someone; rougher than 「殴る」.
• Relatedぶっ叩くぶったたくCasualColloquial. To beat or pummel; cruder than 「叩く」.
• Relatedぶつかり合うぶつかりあうNeutralNeutral. To collide or clash with each other, as in 「意見がぶつかり合う」; stresses both parties.
• RelatedどつくCasualColloquial, mainly Kansai. To jab or punch; has a rough feel.

Use 「ぶつける」 for throwing or crashing something into something, or venting feelings, as in 「車をぶつける」「怒りをぶつける」. If you yourself collide, say 「ぶつかる」; to be hit, 「当たる」; to aim and hit a target, 「当てる」; to hit a person, 「殴る」. Others: 「突き当たる」「ぶち当たる」 for running into something or a dead end, 「叩きつける」 for hurling something hard against a surface, 「叩く」 for knocking, 「撥ねる」 for being hit by a car; 「衝突」「強打」「殴打」 are written, news-style words, while rough colloquial forms like 「ぶっ飛ばす」「ぶん殴る」 add extra force.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 投なげて当あてる。
2. 体からだや物ものを他ほかの物ものに打ち当うちあてる。
3. 自分じぶんの感情かんじょうや意見いけん、疑問ぎもん、質問しつもんなどを人ひとに対たいしてはっきりと表あらわす。つきつける。
4. 戦略上せんりゃくじょうの意図いとなどにより相手あいてに対抗たいこうさせる。何なんらかの機会きかいにあえて登場とうじょうさせる。