人身事故(じんしんじこ)

じんしんじこ
noun
accident involving a person; rail accident
1. accident involving injury or death to a person
an accident where a person is injured or killed, especially on railways
人身事故(じんしんじこ)で電車(でんしゃ)が遅(おく)れている。
The train is delayed due to a rail accident.
人身事故(じんしんじこ)のため、運転(うんてん)を見合(みあ)わせております。
Service is suspended due to an accident involving a person.
中央線(ちゅうおうせん)で人身事故(じんしんじこ)が発生(はっせい)しました。
An accident involving a person occurred on the Chuo Line.

COMPOUND:
人身(じんしん) (person, human body) + 事故(じこ) (accident)

CONTEXT:
In Japan, this term is commonly heard in train announcements when service is disrupted. It is a euphemism that may include suicide cases, though it covers any accident involving a person on the tracks.

COMMON ANNOUNCEMENT PHRASES:

  • 「人身事故(じんしんじこ)のため、運転(うんてん)を見合(みあ)わせております」

(Service is suspended due to an accident)

  • 「人身事故(じんしんじこ)の影響(えいきょう)で遅(おく)れが出(で)ています」

(There are delays due to an accident)

RELATED:

  • 遅延証明(ちえんしょうめい) - delay certificate
  • 振替輸送(ふりかえゆそう) - alternative transportation
  • 運転再開(うんてんさいかい) - resumption of service
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Added 2026.1.27 12:47
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