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司法制度 (しほうせいど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

司し法ほう制せい度ど

Meanings

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noun

justice system; judicial system

Refers to the overall institutional framework of courts, laws, and legal procedures.

日本にほんの司し法ほう制せい度どは三さん審しん制せいを採さい用ようしている。
Japan's justice system adopts a three-tier court system.
司し法ほう制せい度ど改かい革かくが議ぎ論ろんされている。
Reform of the judicial system is being discussed.

Kanji

司director, official, govt office
法method, law, rule
制system, law, rule
度

degrees, occurrence, time

Similar words

法ほう制せい度ど
法制度 is a broader term for the legal system as a whole, including legislation and administration, while 司法制度 focuses specifically on the judiciary and court processes.
裁さい判ばん所しょ
裁判所 means 'court' as a physical or institutional entity, whereas 司法制度 refers to the entire justice system framework.

Etymology

Compound of 司法 (しほう, 'administration of justice') and 制度 (せいど, 'system'). The term is a modern Sino-Japanese coinage used in legal and political contexts.