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イラン・コントラ事件 (irankontorajiken) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

イラン・コントラ事じ件けん

Meanings

1

Iran-Contra affair; Irangate

historical term

Historical term referring to the U.S. political scandal of 1984–1986 involving secret arms sales to Iran and funding of Nicaraguan Contras.

イラン・コントラ事じ件けんは1980年ねん代だいのアメリカの政せい治じスキャンダルだ。
The Iran-Contra affair was a U.S. political scandal in the 1980s.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
件affair, case, matter

Written forms

イラン・コントラ事じ件けん
Standard spelling with interpunct; commonly used in Japanese media.
イランコントラ事じ件けん
Variant without interpunct; also seen in Japanese sources.

Etymology

From English 'Iran-Contra affair'; the Japanese name combines イラン (Iran), コントラ (Contra), and 事件 (incident/affair).