Word Meaning ロッキード事件

ろっきーどじけん rokkiidojiken

ロッキード事件 is read as ろっきーどじけん (rokkiidojiken) and means Lockheed bribery scandal (uncovered in 1976).

Meaning

English

Lockheed bribery scandal (uncovered in 1976)

Reading

Kana

ろっきーどじけん

Romaji

rokkiidojiken

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 59773 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

四・一六事件

よんいちろくじけん

April 16 incident (arrests of communists and members of other anti-government groups; 1929)

二・二六事件

ににろくじけん

February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936)

少年事件

しょうねんじけん

incident (e.g. crime) involving a minor (between the ages of 14 and 19)

オウム事件

おうむじけん

Aum Shinrikyo incidents (including the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway)

Example Sentences

ロッキード事件とは、アメリカの航空機製造大手のロッキード社による、主に同社の旅客機の受注をめぐって1976年2 月に明るみに出た世界的な大規模汚職事件。

The Lockheed scandal is a worldwide corruption scandal involving the major American plane manufacturer Lockheed. It came to light in February 1976 and revolved mainly around the acceptance of passenger plane contracts.