自 損(じそん)

じそん

noun

self-inflicted damage; single-vehicle accident

1. 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(じそん)事故(じこ)を起(お)こした。

I caused a single-vehicle accident.

自損(じそん)の場合(ばあい)は保険(ほけん)が適用(てきよう)されないことがある。

In cases of self-inflicted damage, insurance may not apply.

雨(あめ)でスリップして電柱(でんちゅう)にぶつかる自損(じそん)事故(じこ)が多発(たはつ)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(じ) (self) and 損(そん) (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(じそん)事故(じこ) (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(じそん)事故(じこ): single-vehicle accident; self-caused accident
自損(じそん)行為(こうい): self-inflicted act
自損(じそん)事故(じこ)届(とど)け: single-vehicle accident report

Similar words

物損(ぶっそん): property damage — damage to things (as opposed to personal injury)
人身(じんしん)事故(じこ): personal injury accident — an accident involving bodily harm
追突(ついとつ): rear-end collision — a specific type of traffic accident involving another vehicle

Related Words

Compare: 物損(ぶっそん) (property damage)

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

Compare: 追突(ついとつ) (rear-end collision)

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Added 2026.4.23 21:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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