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What does 事故 (じこ, jiko) mean?

事故 (じこ, jiko) means accident, incident.

Quick facts
Readingじこ
Romajijiko
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
じこ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjiko

accident, incident

  1. 1noun accident; incident; trouble
  2. 2noun circumstances; reasons

Example sentences

  • There was a big accident yesterday.

  • There was an accident, so the train was delayed.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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