しょうとつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. collision; crash; impact; running into
I was on a bus and got caught up in a collision.
2. clash; skirmish; conflict; discord; quarrel; brush
We occasionally had clashes, but in the end, everyone laughed.
Pitch accent
しょ
うとつ
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
military conflict; armed conflict
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
Examples (30 in total)
In that instant, they collided head-on.
The truck crashed into our car.
As a result, they barely avoided a collision.
The next collision will decide the outcome.
Our interests conflict with theirs.
The car crashed because the driver was careless.
There was a multiple collision on the highway.
Two passenger trains crashed in Shanghai.
He seems to be always in conflict with someone.
A conflict of opinions arose over the matter.
There was a crash on Route 66 today.
He affirmed that he saw the crash.
If human wills collide, language also collides.
His car collided with a train.
In any case, the clash between Italy and Britain cannot be left unaddressed.
Japanese and American interests clashed on this point.
Adolescents often quarrel with their parents.
The police are investigating the cause of the crash.
I was on a bus and got caught up in a collision.
And yet, I feel as though that collision was inevitable.
The car crashed into the guard-rail and rolled down the hill.
We occasionally had clashes, but in the end, everyone laughed.
There were three deaths in the car crash.
There was a great conflict between religion and science.
Therefore, conflicts will remain unresolved, and clashes will occur in various places.
There was a violent clash of opinions between the two leaders.
Some satellites have exploded or collided.
If a large amount of water collides at high speed, it becomes a force capable of crushing even bones.
The passengers were asleep in their cabins when the ship hit a huge iceberg.
Riding my bicycle, the boy ran into a big rock.