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    3. 大事件

    大事件

    大だい事じ件けん

    major incident

    KMT8Ref L1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    だいじけん

    Noun

    1.
    major incident, major happening, big scandal

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    昨きの日う、町まちで大だい事じ件けんがあった。

    There was a major incident in town yesterday.

    KMT6Daily Life
    子こ供どもにとっては、初はじめての海かい外がい旅りょ行こうが大だい事じ件けんだったようです。

    For the child, their first overseas trip seemed like a major event.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & TransportationFamily & Relationships
    そのニュースは、まさに社しゃ会かいを揺ゆるがす大だい事じ件けんでした。

    That news was truly a major incident that shook society.

    KMT8Daily LifePolitics & Law
    会かい社しゃで起おこった大だい事じ件けんは、多おおくの従じゅう業ぎょう員いんに動どう揺ようを与あたえました。

    The major incident that occurred at the company caused distress to many employees.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    歴れき史しを振ふり返かえると、一ひとつの大だい事じ件けんが時じ代だいの流ながれを大おおきく変かえることがあります。

    Looking back at history, a single major incident can significantly change the course of an era.

    KMT9HistoryDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    件
    くだん…(1)
    affair・case・matter・item
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