物損事故(ぶっそんじこ)

ぶっそんじこ
noun
property damage accident
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1. property damage accident; non-injury accident
A traffic accident in which only property (vehicles, structures, etc.) is damaged and no person is injured. Contrasted with 人身事故(じんしんじこ) (personal injury accident). Important in insurance and legal contexts.
幸(さいわ)い物損事故(ぶっそんじこ)で済(す)んだ。
Fortunately, it was only a property damage accident.
物損事故(ぶっそんじこ)でも警察(けいさつ)に届(とど)けるべきだ。
Even for a property damage accident, you should report it to the police.
駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)で物損事故(ぶっそんじこ)を起(お)こしたが、相手(あいて)の車(くるま)の持(も)ち主(ぬし)が見(み)つからなかった。
I caused a property damage accident in the parking lot, but I couldn't find the owner of the other car.

Usage

A legal and insurance term frequently encountered in daily life. In Japan, even minor fender benders should be reported to the police for insurance purposes. A 物損事故(ぶっそんじこ) has different legal and insurance implications than a 人身事故(じんしんじこ).

Common collocations

  • 物損事故(ぶっそんじこ)を起(お)こす (to cause a property damage accident)
  • 物損事故(ぶっそんじこ)で済(す)む (to end up as just property damage)
  • 物損事故(ぶっそんじこ)の届(とど)け出(で) (reporting a property damage accident)

Similar words

Related Words

Antonym: 人身事故(じんしんじこ) (personal injury accident)
Related: 交通事故(こうつうじこ) (traffic accident)
Compare: 追突事故(ついとつじこ) (rear-end collision)
Compare: 接触事故(せっしょくじこ) (minor collision)
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Added 2026.3.13 15:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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