- gekitotsu crash, smashing (into), ramming, (violent) collision; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.), conflict
Used for violent physical crashes and abstract clashes, often in news or dramatic writing, stronger than 衝突.
トラックが壁に激突した。
Torakku ga kabe ni gekitotsu shita.
The truck crashed into the wall.
両党の意見が激突した。
Ryōtō no iken ga gekitotsu shita.
The two parties' opinions clashed.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 衝突, which is milder and more general.
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