事故

じこ

accident

Also:circumstances

What does 事故 mean?

事故 is a Japanese noun meaning accident in English. It can also be translated as circumstances depending on context. It is written as 事故 in kanji, じこ in hiragana, and jiko in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その事故について彼に質問した。

I asked him about the accident.