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    3. 横領

    横領

    横おう領りょう

    embezzlement

    KMT6News #12+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab29 strokes

    おうりょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    embezzlement, misappropriation, usurpation

    Stroke 0 / 29

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    彼かれは会かい社しゃの金かねを横おう領りょうしました。

    He embezzled company money.

    KMT5Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    経けい理り担たん当とう者しゃが多た額がくの資し金きんを横おう領りょうした疑うたがいで逮たい捕ほされました。

    The accounting staff member was arrested on suspicion of embezzling a large sum of money.

    KMT6Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    組そ織しきの内ない部ぶ監かん査さにより、長なが年ねんにわたる資し金きん横おう領りょうが発はっ覚かくしました。

    An internal audit of the organization revealed years of fund embezzlement.

    KMT7Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    企き業ぎょうは横おう領りょうを防ふせぐために、厳げん格かくな会がい計けい管かん理りシステムを導どう入にゅうすべきです。

    Companies should implement strict accounting management systems to prevent embezzlement.

    KMT8Business & FinanceTechnology
    公こう金きんを横おう領りょうする行こう為いは、国こく民みんの信しん頼らいを裏うら切ぎる重じゅう大だいな犯はん罪ざいです。

    The act of embezzling public funds is a serious crime that betrays public trust.

    KMT8Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    横
    よこ…(1)
    sideways・side・horizontal・width・woof…(2)
    領
    えり…(3)
    jurisdiction・dominion・territory・fief・reign
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