突き当たる・衝き当たる|つきあたるtsukiataru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto run into; to collide with; to crash into; to bump against
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come to the end of (a street)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 突き当たる(つきあたる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 突き当たります(つきあたります) |
| Negative (nai) | 突き当たらない(つきあたらない) |
| polite (masen) | 突き当たりません(つきあたりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 突き当たらず・突き当たらぬ(つきあたらず・つきあたらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 突き当たった(つきあたった) |
| polite (mashita) | 突き当たりました(つきあたりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 突き当たらなかった(つきあたらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 突き当たりませんでした(つきあたりませんでした) |
| Te form | 突き当たって(つきあたって) |
| Potential | 突き当たれる(つきあたれる) |
| Passive | 突き当たられる(つきあたられる) |
| Causative | 突き当たらせる(つきあたらせる) |
| Causative passive | 突き当たらせられる・突き当たらされる(つきあたらせられる・つきあたらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 突き当たれば(つきあたれば) |
| tara | 突き当たったら(つきあたったら) |
| Volitional | 突き当たろう(つきあたろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 突き当たりましょう(つきあたりましょう) |
| Imperative | 突き当たれ(つきあたれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymぶつかるNeutralThe everyday workhorse: colliding, running into something, or clashing over opinions (「車にぶつかる」); most common in speech.
- Synonymぶち当たるぶちあたるCasualColloquial: slamming hard into something or running head-on into trouble (「壁にぶち当たる」); more forceful than 「突き当たる」.
- RelatedぶつけるNeutralTransitive: to nail something down or bang it hard against something (「頭を柱に打ち付ける」); 「突き当たる」 is intransitive.
- Related衝突しょうとつNeutralA noun: a crash (「正面衝突」) or a clash of opinions, interests, or arms (「意見の衝突」); 「突き当たる」 is the verb.
- Related遭遇そうぐうNeutralAn unexpected encounter with an accident, an enemy, etc. (「事故に遭遇する」); stresses meeting by chance, not physical impact.
- RelatedぶっつけるCasualColloquial emphatic form of 「ぶつける」; transitive, for striking something or venting feelings (「怒りをぶっつける」).
- Relatedぶつかり合うぶつかりあうNeutralMutual collision or clash between two or more parties (「意見がぶつかり合う」); the focus is on both sides, not one hitting another.
- Related行き当たるゆきあたるNeutralTo run into something or reach an impasse along the way (「困難に行き当たる」); very close to 「突き当たる」 in use.
- Related叩きつけるたたきつけるNeutralTransitive: hurling or slamming something against something (「受話器を叩きつける」); stresses the violent throwing action.
- Related打ち当てるうちあてるWrittenWritten/formal prose; transitive, hitting one thing against another; rare in everyday use.
- Antonym回避するNeutralAntonym: to avoid or steer clear of something, the opposite of 「突き当たる」 running head-on into it.
Use 「突き当たる」 for crashing into something or coming to the end of a road (「廊下の突き当たり」). For everyday collisions say 「ぶつかる」, for running into difficulties 「ぶち当たる」, and for accidents the noun 「衝突」. The opposite is 「回避する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


