noun
licensed tour guide-interpreter; national guide-interpreter
A nationally licensed professional who guides and interprets for foreign visitors in Japan. This is the official qualification name under the 通訳案内士法.
全国通訳案内士の資格を取るには、筆記試験と口述試験に合格する必要がある。
To obtain the national tour guide-interpreter license, you need to pass both a written exam and an oral exam.
彼女は全国通訳案内士として、外国人観光客に日本の歴史を案内している。
As a licensed tour guide-interpreter, she guides foreign tourists through Japanese history.
Compound of 全国 (nationwide), 通訳 (interpretation), 案内 (guidance), and 士 (professional). The term was established under the 通訳案内士法 (Tour Guide-Interpreter Act).