醜しゅう聞ぶん

しゅ

う

ぶ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a public disgrace or scandal, often involving misconduct or moral wrongdoing. Common in news and political contexts.

その政せい治じ家かの醜しゅう聞ぶんが新しん聞ぶんの一いち面めんを飾かざった。
The politician's scandal made the front page of the newspaper.
会かい社しゃは醜しゅう

聞ぶん

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隠いん

蔽ぺい

を

図はか

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が

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すぐ

に

露ろ

見けん

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The company tried to cover up the scandal, but it was quickly exposed.

スキャンダル
A loanword from English, often used for sensational or celebrity scandals, while 醜聞 is more formal and used in serious or political contexts.
不ふ祥しょう事じ
Refers to a scandal or misconduct, often within an organization, emphasizing the incident itself rather than the public disgrace.

Composed of 醜 (shameful, ugly) and 聞 (hear, rumor), literally 'shameful rumor'. The reading しゅうぶん is the on'yomi of the characters.