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人身事故 (じんしんじこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人じん身しん事じ故こ

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Meanings

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noun

accident involving injury or death; personal injury accident

Typically used for traffic or railway accidents where someone is hurt or killed. Often heard in station announcements.

人じん身しん事じ故このため、電でん車しゃが遅おくれています。
The train is delayed due to a personal injury accident.
今朝けさ、駅えきで人じん身しん事じ故こがあっ

た

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。

Apparently there was an accident involving a person at the station this morning.

Kanji

人person
身somebody, person, one's station in life
事matter, thing, fact
故happenstance, especially, intentionally

Similar words

事じ故こ
事故 is a general term for any accident, while 人身事故 specifically refers to accidents involving personal injury or death.
物ぶっ損そん事じ故こ
物損事故 refers to accidents involving only property damage, without personal injury.

Etymology

Compound of 人身 (じんしん, 'human body' or 'person') and 事故 (じこ, 'accident'). The term is widely used in modern Japanese, especially in transportation contexts.