Word Meaning 過失

かしつ kashitsu

過失 is read as かしつ (kashitsu) and means fault.

Meaning

English

  1. fault
  2. defect
  3. accident (caused by negligence)
  4. error
  5. blunder

Reading

Kana

かしつ

Romaji

kashitsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 故意 Rank 4014 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

過失割合

かしつわりあい

percentage of fault (assigned to the involved parties in a traffic accident etc. for insurance purposes)

過失殺人

かしつさつじん

negligent homicide

過失相殺

かしつそうさつ

comparative negligence

過失を許す

かしつをゆるす

to forgive a person for their error

過失犯

かしつはん

crime of negligence

業務上過失

ぎょうむじょうかしつ

(professional) negligence

重過失

じゅうかしつ

gross negligence

過失致死

かしつちし

involuntary manslaughter

過失責任主義

かしつせきにんしゅぎ

fault liability principle

過失傷害

かしつしょうがい

accidental infliction of injury

過失傷害罪

かしつしょうがいざい

accidental infliction of injury

過失致死罪

かしつちしざい

involuntary manslaughter

Example Sentences

5

He accused me of my mistake.

He owned up to his fault.

I acknowledge my mistake.

It was all our fault.

In the case of patient death during the course of medical treatment, even if there is medical error present, it is not automatically legally considered to be an "unusual death."