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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

突き当たる

突き当る、 衝き当たる、 衝き当る

Reading

Kana: つきあたる
Romaji: tsukiataru
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Definitions

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1

to run into; to collide with; to crash into; to bump against

2

to come to the end of (a street)

3

to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

Kanji

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ショウ、 つ.く
Meanings: collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick

Example Sentences

()()たりに郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)があります。
➥There is a post office at the end of the street.
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薬屋(くすりや)はこの(みち)()()たりにあります。
➥The drugstore is at the end of this road.
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廊下(ろうか)()()たりで火事(かじ)()きました。
➥There's a fire down the hall.
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(いそ)いだあまり(わたし)はだれか(ひと)(つあ)()たった。
➥In my hurry I bumped into someone.
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