汚職

おしょく

corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft

What does 汚職 mean?

汚職 is a Japanese noun meaning corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft in English. It is written as 汚職 in kanji, おしょく in hiragana, and oshoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そのプロジェクトの責任者であったジェイソンが、汚職に手を染めた理由で解任された。

Jason, who was in charge of the project, was dismissed for corruption.