► 名詞
事件 [(1)じけん] meaning: incident rank: 1
☆ その事件が両国間の戦争のきっかけとなった ⇨ The incident triggered the war between the two countries
☆ 爆弾テロ事件が頻発した ⇨ Multiple terrorist bombing incidents have happened in succession
☆ 警察はその殺人事件を捜査している ⇨ The police is investigating the murder case
More examples:
- 日本では発砲事件は珍しい ⇨ Gun-shooting incidents are rare in Japan
- 事件の時効が成立した ⇨ The expiration of the statute of limitations for the case has been established
- 彼は事件はマスコミが演出したものだと主張した ⇨ He argued that the incident was staged by the media
- 暴力団抗争で血なまぐさい事件が続いた ⇨ There have been many blood-shedding incidents because of gang wars
- 後に起こる事件の伏線が敷かれている ⇨ The foreshadowings of a later event are laid out
- 彼は今回の事件に似通った事例を調査している ⇨ He is investigating the cases that resemble this incident
- 主人公の旅の道中で起こる事件についての小説 ⇨ A novel about incidents happening on the way during the protagonist’s travel
- 事件の後日談 ⇨ An anecdote of the incident revealed later
- それは隠しおおせるような事件ではない ⇨ That is not an incident you can just hide
- それ以降同じ様な事件は起こっていない ⇨ No similar incident has happened after that
- 小さな子供達が死傷するという痛ましい事件 ⇨ A heartbreaking incident where multiple young children died
- 彼は事件後行方をくらました ⇨ He hid his whereabouts, went into hiding, after the incident
- 事件を起こした張本人は全く平気な顔をしている ⇨ The very person who caused the problem is acting as if nothing has happened
- 町中で銃撃事件が起こった ⇨ A shooting happened in the middle of the town
- 今回の事件は偶然ではない ⇨ The incident this time is not just a coincidence