交通事故
The English phrase 'traffic accident' is 交通事故 in Japanese.
交通事故 specifically refers to a traffic accident, emphasizing the involvement of vehicles and transportation.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the phrase with the verb 遭う (au) to say 'to be involved in a traffic accident', the verb is used specifically because one 'encounters' or 'suffers' an unfortunate event.
Did you know?
- In Japan, people may use the phrase お見舞い when someone is injured in a 交通事故, which involves a specific custom of visiting the person with a gift and a monetary offering.
- The word 事故 can be used to describe a 'mishap' in a non-vehicular context, such as a costume malfunction or a social blunder, which is often called a 放送事故 if it happens during a live broadcast.
- Japanese has a specific term あおり運転 for a particular type of 交通事故 caused by 'tailgating' or aggressive driving, which is treated as a serious criminal offense.
Examples in context
- 彼は交通事故に遭った。He was in a traffic accident.Tatoeba #107453 by bunbuku, translation #651521 by shang
- 交通事故にあったんだ。I was involved in a traffic accident.Tatoeba #174137 by bunbuku, translation #240333 by CK
- 交通事故で２人が死亡。Two people were killed in a traffic accident.Tatoeba #11195061 by small_snow, translation #4735076 by AlanF_US
- 交通事故の状況を調査するInvestigate the circumstances of the traffic accident
- 車同士がぶつかったThe cars crashed into each other
- 53 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hiroto and Yui are talking about the news at a cafe.
- 大翔 Hirotoさっき、ニュースで交通事故を見たよ。Sakki, nyuusu de kou tsu jiko o mita yo.I just saw a traffic accident on the news.
- 結衣 Yuiえっ、大丈夫だったのかな？E, daijoubu datta no kana?Oh, I wonder if everyone was okay?
- 大翔 Hiroto大きな交通事故だったみたいだね。Ookina kou tsu jiko datta mitai da ne.It looked like a major traffic accident.
- 結衣 Yui本当に、怖すぎるよ。Hontou ni, kowasugiru yo.It really is too scary.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
