Japanese Word Entry

沖繩米兵少女暴行事件

Simplified Japanese form: 沖縄米兵少女暴行事件

Kana:おきなわべいへいしょうじょぼうこうじけん
Romaji:okinawabeiheishoujoboukoujiken
Definition: 1995 Okinawa rape incident, kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three US servicemen stationed in Okinawa

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Chinese characters used in this word

open sea, offing, rise high into sky, pour, infuse, steep, wash away
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄨㄥ (chōng)
Cantonese: cung1
Japanese: チュウ (chuu) / おき (oki)、 おきつ (okitsu)、 ちゅう.する (chuusuru)、 わく (waku)
Korean: 충 (chung)
Vietnamese: trùng, xung, trong
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rope, cord, string, measure, restrain
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄥˊ (shéng), ㄧㄥˋ (yìng), ㄇㄧㄣˇ (mǐn), ㄕㄥˋ (shèng)
Cantonese: sing4
Japanese: ジョウ (jou)、 ビン (bin)、 ヨウ (you) / なわ (nawa)、 ただ.す (tadasu)
Korean: 승 (seung)
Vietnamese: thằng
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rice, USA, metre, hulled or husked uncooked rice
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄧˇ (mǐ)
Cantonese: mai5
Japanese: ベイ (bei)、 マイ (mai)、 メエトル (meetoru)、 メ (me) / こめ (kome)、 よね (yone)、 めえとる (meetoru)
Korean: 미 (mi)
Vietnamese: mễ

soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Readings
Mandarin: ㄅㄧㄥ (bīng)
Cantonese: bing1
Japanese: ヘイ (hei)、 ヒョウ (hyou) / つわもの (tsuwamono)、 いくさ (ikusa)
Korean: 병 (byeong)
Vietnamese: binh

few, little, less, inadequate
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄠˇ (shǎo), ㄕㄠˋ (shào)
Cantonese: siu2
Japanese: ショウ (shou) / すく.ない (sukunai)、 すこ.し (sukoshi)、 しばらく (shibaraku)
Korean: 소 (so)
Vietnamese: thiểu, thiếu

woman, female, girl, feminine, Kangxi radical 38, 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
Readings
Mandarin: ㄋㄩˇ (nǚ), ㄖㄨˇ (rǔ), ㄋㄩˋ (nǜ)
Cantonese: neoi5
Japanese: ジョ (jo)、 ニョ (nyo)、 ニョウ (nyou) / おんな (on'na)、 め (me)、 おんあ (onna)、 むすめ (musume)
Korean: 녀 (nyeo), 여 (yeo)
Vietnamese: nữ, nứ, nhữ, nữa

outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage, violent, brutal, tyrannical
Readings
Mandarin: ㄅㄠˋ (bào), ㄆㄨˋ (pù), ㄅㄛˊ (bó)
Cantonese: bou6
Japanese: ボウ (bou)、 バク (baku) / あば.く (abaku)、 あば.れる (abareru)
Korean: 폭 (pog), 포 (po)
Vietnamese: bạo, bộc
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going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank, go, walk, move, travel, circulate, Kangxi radical 144
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ (xíng), ㄏㄤˊ (háng), ㄏㄤˋ (hàng), ㄒㄧㄥˋ (xìng), ㄏㄥˊ (héng)
Cantonese: hang4
Japanese: コウ (kou)、 ギョウ (gyou)、 アン (an) / い.く (iku)、 ゆ.く (yuku)、 -ゆ.き (-yuki)、 -い.き (-iki)、 おこな.う (okonau)
Korean: 행 (haeng), 항 (hang)
Vietnamese: hành, hạnh, hàng, hạng

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly, affair, to serve, accident, incident
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕˋ (shì), ㄗˋ (zì)
Cantonese: si6
Japanese: ジ (ji)、 ズ (zu)、 シ (shi) / こと (koto)、 つか.う (tsukau)、 つか.える (tsukaeru)、 こととする (kototosuru)
Korean: 사 (sa)
Vietnamese: sự
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affair, case, matter, item, numerary adjunct for article
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ (jiàn), ㄇㄡˊ (móu)
Cantonese: gin6
Japanese: ケン (ken) / くだん (kudan)、 くだり (kudari)
Korean: 건 (geon)
Vietnamese: kiện