JLPT N4 · Noun

事故 (jiko)

事故 (じこ, jiko) is a Japanese noun meaning “accident; incident”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じこ
Romaji: jiko
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

accident; incident; trouble · noun
circumstances; reasons · noun

Example sentences

その事故について彼に質問した。

I asked him about the accident.

Tatoeba #209899

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 事故

matter, thing, factジ・ズ・こと・つか.う · 8 strokes

happenstance, especially, intentionallyコ・ゆえ・ふる.い · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 事故.

仕事しごとwork事ことthing大事だいじimportant用事ようじbusiness火事かじfire返事へんじreply食事しょくじmeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)事務所じむしょoffice事件じけんevent事実じじつfact事情じじょうcircumstances家事かじhousework記事きじarticle刑事けいじ(police) detective

Source: JMdict entry 1313850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.