過失

• 読み: かしつ
• ローマ字: kashitsu
• 漢字の分解: 過 (ka) — excess, error, pass; 失 (shitsu) — lose, miss, fail
• 発音: /ka.ɕi.tsɯ/

意味

Negligence; an accidental error or fault, often carrying legal implications.

A noun used primarily in legal and formal contexts to describe an unintentional mistake or failure of due care. Distinguished from 故意 (intentional). Appears in legal terms like 過失致死 (involuntary manslaughter) and 過失運転 (negligent driving). Also used more broadly for errors caused by carelessness.

例文

1. 運転者の過失による事故が増えている。
2. 過失がなければ責任は問われない。
3. 重大な過失があった場合は刑事責任を問われる。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, insurance, news

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 過 (excess, error, pass by) + 失 (lose, miss, fail). Together they convey the idea of a failure or miss caused by going beyond proper care — an error of omission or negligence.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal