汚 職 事 件(おしょくじけん)

おしょくじけん

noun

corruption case; corruption scandal

legal

1. corruption case; corruption scandal

A criminal case or scandal involving abuse of public office for personal gain, such as bribery, embezzlement, or other forms of official corruption.

大(おお)きな汚職事件(おしょくじけん)が発覚(はっかく)した。

A major corruption case was uncovered.

汚職事件(おしょくじけん)に関与(かんよ)した議員(ぎいん)が辞職(じしょく)した。

The legislator involved in the corruption case resigned.

この汚職事件(おしょくじけん)は政界(せいかい)を揺(ゆ)るがし、国民(こくみん)の政治(せいじ)不信(ふしん)を招(まね)いた。

This corruption scandal shook the political world and caused public distrust of politics.

A compound of 汚職(おしょく) (corruption/graft) and 事件(じけん) (case/incident). A standard term in news reporting for cases involving public officials abusing their positions. Japan's major historical corruption scandals — such as the Lockheed scandal and the Recruit scandal — are typically referred to using this term.

Common collocations

汚職事件(おしょくじけん)が発覚(はっかく)する — a corruption case is exposed
汚職事件(おしょくじけん)に関与(かんよ)する — to be involved in a corruption case
汚職事件(おしょくじけん)で逮捕(たいほ)される — to be arrested for corruption
汚職事件(おしょくじけん)を捜査(そうさ)する — to investigate a corruption case

Related words

汚職(おしょく) — corruption; graft
贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい) — bribery (giving and receiving)
横領(おうりょう) — embezzlement
不正(ふせい) — fraud; impropriety (broader term)

Related Words

Related: 贈収賄(ぞうしゅうわい) (bribery)

Related: 横領(おうりょう) (embezzlement)

Related: 不正(ふせい) (fraud)

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Added 2026.5.7 0:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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