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ウォーターゲート事件 (wootaageetojiken) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウォーターゲート事じ件けん

also: ウオーターゲートじけん

ウォ

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タ

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ゲ

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ト

じ

け

ん

Meanings

1

Watergate scandal

historical term

Refers specifically to the political scandal in the United States from 1972 to 1975 that led to President Nixon's resignation.

ウォーターゲート事じ件けんはアメリカの政せい治じ史しに大おおきな影えい響きょうを

与あた

え

た

。

The Watergate scandal had a major impact on American political history.

Kanji

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

Built from

ウォーターゲート+事じ件けん

Written forms

ウォーターゲート事じ件けん
Standard spelling with ウォ for the English 'wa' sound.
ウオーターゲート事じ件けん
Variant spelling using ウオ instead of ウォ; less common but still encountered.
ウオーターゲートじけん

Etymology

From English 'Watergate' (the name of the building complex where the break-in occurred) + 事件 (incident, scandal).