JLPT N1 • KANJI

embezzlement

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

横領 (おうりょう) uses the on'yomi 横 (オウ), meaning sideways or unauthorized, and 領 (リョウ), meaning to govern or possess. Incorrect readings like おうりょ or おうろ misread 領, and おうりょうう is redundant. It specifically refers to the illegal act of misappropriating funds or property that has been entrusted to one's care, often by an employee or agent, i.e., embezzlement.

日本語解説

横領(おうりょう)は両漢字とも音読み。横(オウ)は「わがまま」、領(リョウ)は「おさめる」の意味。おうりょ・おうろは領の誤読。他人の物を不法に自分の物とすること、特に職務上預かった金品を着服することです。

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