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.