🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

腐敗

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fuhai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Corruption/kəˈrʌp.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"政治の腐敗を許してはならない。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

    "The government has promised to fight against systemic corruption."

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The word 'corruption' originates from the Latin 'corruptio', meaning 'a breaking' or 'a destruction', which evolved through Old French 'corruption' before entering Middle English. The term has historically shifted from a general sense of decay or moral degradation to specifically denote unethical behavior in politics and business.

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