ぶつかり

noun

collision; bumping into

General term for physical collision or bumping into something or someone. Often used in compound nouns like ぶつかり合い (clashing with each other).

• 廊ろう下かで人ひととぶつかりそうになった。

  I almost bumped into someone in the hallway.

• 車くるま同どう士しのぶつかり事じ故こが増ふえている。

  Collision accidents between cars are increasing.

noun

head-to-head training (sumo); battering practice

Sumo term; abbreviation of ぶつかり稽古. A training drill where wrestlers push against each other repeatedly to build strength and technique.

See also: ぶつかり稽古

• 力りき士しは毎まい日にちぶつかりで体からだを鍛きたえる。

  Sumo wrestlers train their bodies every day with battering practice.