Meanings
Noun
1. accident; incident; trouble
2. circumstances; reasons
Kanji used
occurence
past
Pitch accent
Top 2000
Composed of
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
the late; the deceased
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
accidental death
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
serious accident; major incident
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
fatal accident; deadly accident
plane crash; fall (accident)
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
car accident; automobile accident
accident at sea; maritime accident
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
without accident
accident prevention
car involved in an accident
source, cause of an accident
nuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident
traffic accident for which the other side is at fault
self-inflicted accident; traffic accident where injury is caused by one's own negligence; one-car accident
multi-vehicle accident
aircraft involved in an accident; crashed aircraft; distressed aircraft
(car) accident caused by slippery road conditions; icy road accident
congestion caused by a traffic accident
traffic accident for which the other side is at fault
accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
traffic accident resulting in property damage
history of (automobile) accidents
criticality accident (in the nuclear industry)
traffic accident caused by a driver thanking another driver for letting him go first at a junction
Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
severe accident (esp. relating to a nuclear reactor)
event insured against
Examples (193 in total)
There has been an accident.
I'm sure it was an accident.
Have you heard about the accident?