舌禍事件

Reading

Kana: ぜっかじけん

Romaji: zekkajiken

Definition

noun

1

scandal (trouble) caused by a slip of the tongue

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

舌

Readings: ゼツ、 した

Meanings: tongue, reed, clapper

禍

Readings: カ、 わざわい

Meanings: calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

件

Readings: ケン、 くだん

Meanings: affair, case, matter, item