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    3. 事件

    事件

    事じ件けん

    event

    N3KMT1News #1+1CoreNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab14 strokes

    じけん

    Noun

    1.
    event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    大おおきな事じ件けんが起おこりました。

    A big incident occurred.

    KMT1Core Concepts
    警けい察さつはその事じ件けんを捜そう査さしています。

    The police are investigating that incident.

    KMT1Politics & Law
    その事じ件けんは社しゃ会かいに大おおきな衝しょう撃げきを与あたえました。

    That incident had a great impact on society.

    KMT3Politics & LawCore Concepts
    歴れき史しに残のこるような未み解かい決けつ事じ件けんです。

    It's an unsolved case that will remain in history.

    KMT3HistoryPolitics & Law
    政せい治じ家かが関かん与よした汚お職しょく事じ件けんが発はっ覚かくしました。

    A corruption scandal involving a politician was uncovered.

    KMT4Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    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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