What does 醜聞 mean?
醜聞 is a Japanese noun meaning “scandal” in English. It is written as 醜聞 in kanji, しゅうぶん in hiragana, and shuubun in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
そのコラムニストは古い醜聞を蒸し返した。
The columnist raked up some old gossip.