What does ぶつかる mean?
ぶつかる is a Japanese verb meaning “to strike, to collide with” in English. It can also be translated as “to encounter, to clash (of opinions, people, etc.), to clash (of events)” depending on context. It is written as ぶつかる in hiragana, and butsukaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
トラックが我々の車にぶつかった。
The truck bumped into our car.