物 損(ぶっそん)

ぶっそん

noun

property damage; material damage

1. property damage; material damage

Damage to physical property such as vehicles, buildings, or objects, as opposed to personal injury. Commonly used in insurance, legal, and accident contexts.

幸(さいわ)い物損(ぶっそん)だけで済(す)んだ。

Fortunately, it was only property damage.

物損(ぶっそん)事故(じこ)の場合(ばあい)は警察(けいさつ)への届(とど)け出(で)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

In the case of a property damage accident, reporting to the police is required.

台風(たいふう)による物損(ぶっそん)被害(ひがい)は数億円(すうおくえん)に上(のぼ)ると見積(みつ)もられている。

Property damage from the typhoon is estimated to amount to several hundred million yen.

Abbreviation of 物的(ぶってき)損害(そんがい) (material damage). Contrasts with 人損(じんそん) or 人身(じんしん) (personal injury). Essential vocabulary for understanding traffic accident reports and insurance documents.

Usage

Most frequently encountered in the compound 物損(ぶっそん)事故(じこ) (property damage accident), which refers to a traffic accident where only vehicles or objects are damaged and no one is injured. This distinction matters for insurance claims and police reports.

Common collocations

物損(ぶっそん)事故(じこ): property damage accident (no injuries)
物損(ぶっそん)被害(ひがい): property damage losses
物損(ぶっそん)のみ: property damage only
物損(ぶっそん)扱(あつか)い: treated as property damage
物損(ぶっそん)請求(せいきゅう): property damage claim

Similar words

人身(じんしん)事故(じこ): personal injury accident — an accident involving bodily harm, contrasted with 物損(ぶっそん)事故(じこ)
損害(そんがい): damage; loss — the broader term for any kind of damage or loss
破損(はそん): breakage; damage — focuses on the physical breaking of an object rather than the legal/insurance concept

Related Words

Compare: 人身事故(じんしんじこ) (personal injury accident)

Compare: 損害(そんがい) (damage)

Compare: 破損(はそん) (breakage)

Compare: 自損(じそん) (self-inflicted damage)

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Added 2026.4.20 19:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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