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疑獄事件 (ぎごくじけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

疑ぎ獄ごく事じ件けん

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Meanings

1

bribery scandal; corruption case

Refers to a criminal case involving bribery or corruption, often in political or business contexts.

その疑ぎ獄ごく事じ件けんで、複ふく数すうの政せい治じ家かが逮

たい

捕ほ

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れ

た

。

Several politicians were arrested in that bribery scandal.

Kanji

疑doubt, distrust, be suspicious
獄prison, jail
事matter, thing, fact
件affair, case, matter

Related words

汚お職しょく事じ件けん
汚職事件 is a broader term for corruption cases, while 疑獄事件 specifically implies a scandal involving bribery or graft.

Built from

疑ぎ獄ごく+事じ件けん

Etymology

Compound of 疑獄 (bribery case) and 事件 (incident, case).