(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.
(さいわ)物損(ぶっそん)だけで()んだ。
Fortunately, it was only property damage.
物損(ぶっそん)事故(じこ)場合(ばあい)警察(けいさつ)への(とど)()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)数億円(すうおくえん)(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)(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