also: ことゆえ
A major accident occurred at the intersection.
彼は交通事故でけがをした。
He was injured in a traffic accident.
Only when written 事故 · Only with reading ことゆえ
Archaic use, especially with the obsolete reading ことゆえ. In modern Japanese, 事情 or 理由 is normally used for this meaning.
古い文章では、「事故」を「ことゆえ」と読み、事情や理由を表すことがある。
In old writing, 事故 may be read as ことゆえ and mean circumstances or reasons.
An accident occurred on the highway yesterday.
He caused an accident by falling asleep at the wheel.
Two people died in the accident.
Seatbelts are important for preventing accidents.
事故 is a neutral word for any accident, whereas 惨事 implies a severe, often deadly result.
事故 refers to an accident in general (which may or may not involve a crash), whereas クラッシュ specifically describes the violent impact or collision itself.
事故 specifically means an accident causing harm or damage, whereas 異変 covers any strange or alarming occurrence, not necessarily one with clear harm.
事故 is an unintentional accident causing harm or damage, whereas 事変 suggests a large-scale, often deliberate or politically charged disturbance.
traffic accident; road accident
fatal accident; deadly accident
to have an accident; to cause an accident
at the time of an accident; in the event of an accident
aircraft involved in an accident; crashed aircraft; distressed aircraft
accident history; history of accidents
accident-contaminated rice
car involved in an accident · car with an accident history
serious accident; major incident