不祥事

ふしょうじ

scandal

What does 不祥事 mean?

不祥事 is a Japanese noun meaning scandal in English. It is written as 不祥事 in kanji, ふしょうじ in hiragana, and fushouji in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

相次ぐ不祥事にも関わらず、警察はオメオメ違反切符を切っている。

Despite their own scandals, the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.