追突

• 読み: ついとつ
• ローマ字: tsuitotsu
• 漢字の分解: 追 (tsui) — chase, follow; 突 (totsu) — thrust, collide,突く
• 発音: /tsɯi.to.tsɯ/

意味

A rear-end collision; crashing into the back of another vehicle.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (追突する). A traffic/accident term specifically for when one vehicle hits the rear of another. The at-fault party is typically the driver who rear-ended the other. Very commonly encountered in news reports and insurance contexts. Often appears as 追突事故 (rear-end collision accident).

例文

1. 高速道路で追突事故が発生した。
2. 前の車に追突してしまい、保険会社に連絡した。
3. 車間距離を取れば追突を防げる。

使い方ガイド

場面: traffic, accidents, insurance, news

トーン: factual

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 追 (tsui, to chase/follow behind) + 突 (totsu, to thrust/collide). Literally 'to follow and collide,' precisely describing the mechanics of a rear-end collision.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal