noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
A physical collision or impact, used as a noun or as 衝突する for something crashing into or against something else. The common pattern is AがBに衝突する.
車がガードレールに衝突した。
The car crashed into the guardrail.
列車の衝
Many people were injured in the train collision.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
A figurative clash between people, groups, opinions, interests, or forces. It can describe anything from a quarrel or political confrontation to a brief skirmish.
政府と野党が予算案をめぐって衝突した。
The government and the opposition clashed over the budget bill.
彼とは仕事の進め方でよく衝突する。
I often clash with him over how to proceed with work.