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    3. 私腹

    私腹

    私し腹ふく

    one's own profits

    KMT9News #33+1NounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab20 strokes

    しふく

    Noun

    1.
    one's own profits, one's own pockets

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは公こう金きんを私し腹ふくを肥こやすために使つかった。

    He used public money to line his own pockets.

    KMT8Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    会かい社しゃの資し源げんを私し腹ふくを肥こやすために利り用ようすることは許ゆるされない。

    It is not permissible to use company resources to line one's own pockets.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career
    彼かれは不ふ正せいな取とり引ひきで私し腹ふくを肥こやしたとして告こく発はつされた。

    He was accused of lining his own pockets through illegal transactions.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    組そ織しきのリーダーは、私し腹ふくを肥こやすことなく、公こう益えきのために尽つく力すすべきだ。

    Leaders of organizations should strive for the public good without lining their own pockets.

    KMT9Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    政せい治じ家かが権けん力りょくを濫らん用ようし、国こく民みんの税ぜい金きんを私し腹ふくを肥こやす手しゅ段だんとすることは、民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎの根こん幹かんを揺ゆるがす行こう為いだ。

    For politicians to abuse power and use citizens' taxes as a means to line their own pockets is an act that shakes the foundation of democracy.

    KMT10Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    私
    わたくし・わたし…(1)
    private・I・me
    腹
    はら…(1)
    abdomen・belly・stomach
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