What does 事故です in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 事故です in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 事故です in Japanese.

The word 事故です in Japanese means accident, 事故, 災難、災害、事故, 事件、事故、事変, （ちょっとした）事故、災難, （車同士の）激しい衝突［事故］. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 事故です

accident

事故

(vehicle: collision, crash) (交通)

その自動車事故の犠牲者たちは入院している。

The victims of the car accident are in hospital.

災難、災害、事故

(fatal incident) (死者を出す)

The emergency call reported a fatality outside the bar.

事件、事故、事変

(for police, authority)

There was an incident at the bar last night, and the police had to intervene.

（ちょっとした）事故、災難

(minor accident)

新しい芝刈り機でちょっとした事故があった。

I had a little mishap with the new lawnmower.

（車同士の）激しい衝突［事故］

(informal (road accident, wreck)

The traffic was bad because of the smash-up on the highway.

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