事件（じけん）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: incident / case
Example sentences
- その事件は大きなニュースになった。 — That incident became big news.
- 町で大きな事件が起きた。 — A major incident occurred in town.
Idioms & proverbs containing “事件”
- 不祥事件 (ふしょうじけん) — scandal; disgraceful incident; scandalous affair; untoward event
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