Illustration: At a quiet residential intersection in Japan, a compact car and a small delivery van have stopped with their front corners pressed together. A dented bumper and a detached side mirror make the recent collision clear.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

交こう通つう事じ故こ

koutsuujiko

traffic accident

Example sentences

  1. 交通事故こうつうじこにあったんだ。

    I was involved in a traffic accident.

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  2. 交通事故こうつうじこはそこで起おこった。

    A traffic accident happened there.

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  3. ジミーは交通事故こうつうじこでけがをした。

    Jimmy was hurt in a traffic accident.

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Kanji in 交通事故

  • 交mingle; mixingOnコウKunまじわる・まじえる・まじる
  • 通traffic; pass throughOnツウ・ツKunとおる・とおり・とおす
  • 事matter; thingOnジ・ズKunこと・つかう・つかえる
  • 故happenstance; especiallyOnコKunゆえ・ふるい・もと

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