事じ故こにあう

JLPTN4

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-u)

Standard phrase for being involved in an accident, typically a traffic or work-related accident. The verb あう (遭う) implies encountering something undesirable.

昨日きのう、友とも達だちが事じ故こにあって入にゅう院いんした。
Yesterday my friend had an accident and was hospitalized.
交こう通つう事じ故こ

に

あわ

ない

よう

に

気き

を

つけ

て

ください

。

Please be careful not to get into a traffic accident.

Written forms

事じ故こにあう
Standard kana spelling for the verb あう in this phrase; the most neutral and widely used form.
事じ故こに遭あう
Kanji spelling using 遭う, which specifically emphasizes encountering something unfortunate like an accident.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
故happenstance, especially, intentionally
遭encounter, meet, party

Similar words

事じ故こ
事故 is the noun 'accident'; 事故にあう is the verb phrase meaning 'to have an accident'.
遭あう
遭う is the kanji specifically used for encountering misfortunes; 事故にあう is the most common phrase using this kanji.

Etymology

Compound of 事故 (accident) + に (particle) + あう (to meet/encounter). The verb あう is often written in kana in this phrase, but the kanji 遭う is used to emphasize an unfortunate encounter.