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self-inflicted damage; self-caused accident
Damage caused to oneself or one's own property, without involvement of another party. Most commonly used in traffic and insurance contexts.
自損事故を起こした。
I caused a single-vehicle accident.
自損の場合は保険が適用されないことがある。
In cases of self-inflicted damage, insurance may not apply.
雨でスリップして電柱にぶつかる自損事故が多発している。
There has been a rash of single-vehicle accidents where cars slip on rain and hit utility poles.
A compound of 自 (self) and 損 (damage, loss). Primarily used in traffic and insurance contexts to describe accidents or damage involving only the person responsible, with no other parties affected.
The most common usage is 自損事故 (single-vehicle accident), referring to crashes where the driver hits a guardrail, pole, wall, or ditch without colliding with another vehicle or person.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 自損事故: single-vehicle accident; self-caused accident
- 自損行為: self-inflicted act
- 自損事故届け: single-vehicle accident report
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 物損: property damage — damage to things (as opposed to personal injury)
- 人身事故: personal injury accident — an accident involving bodily harm
- 追突: rear-end collision — a specific type of traffic accident involving another vehicle