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検事 (けんじ, kenji) Japanese meaning: public prosecutor | Kotomora

検けん事じ

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Meanings

1

public prosecutor

A legal professional who investigates crimes and prosecutes cases in court. In Japan, this is a specific career within the public prosecutor's office.

検けん事じは証しょう拠こを詳くわしく調しらべた。

The public prosecutor examined the evidence in detail.

彼かれは検けん事じになるために司し法ほう試し験けんを受うけた。

He took the bar exam to become a public prosecutor.

Usage patterns

検けん事じが〈人ひと〉を起き訴そするthe prosecutor indicts someone
検けん事じはその男おとこを殺さつ人じん罪ざいで起き訴そした。
The prosecutor indicted the man on a charge of murder.
検けん事じの取とり調しらべを受うけるto be interrogated by a prosecutor
被ひ告こく人にんは検けん事じの取とり調しらべを受うけた。
The defendant was interrogated by the prosecutor.

Kanji

検examination, investigate
事matter, thing, fact

Related words

検けん察さつ官かん
検察官 is the broad official term for a public prosecutor (including all ranks), while 検事 refers specifically to the main prosecutor rank within that office.
検けん事じ正せい
検事 is the general term for a public prosecutor, while 検事正 refers specifically to the chief prosecutor who heads a district public prosecutors office.

Don't confuse with

裁さい判ばん官かんN2
検事 is the prosecutor who brings charges, while 裁判官 is the judge who presides over the trial and decides the verdict.
弁べん護ご士しN4
検事 represents the state in prosecuting a case, while 弁護士 represents and defends the accused, making them opposing roles in a trial.
判はん事じN2
判事 is the judge who presides over a case, whereas 検事 is the public prosecutor who brings charges; the two titles sound similar but refer to opposite courtroom roles.

Word family· 8

判はん検けん事じ
judges and prosecutors
副ふく検けん事じ
assistant prosecutor
検けん事じ局きょく
prosecutor's office; public prosecutor's office
検けん事じ正せい
chief public prosecutor

Etymology

Compound of 検 (investigate) and 事 (affair/matter), referring to an official who investigates legal matters.

検けん察さつ庁ちょう

検事 is an individual public prosecutor (a person), whereas 検察庁 is the office or organization that employs prosecutors.

検けん事じ長ちょう

superintending prosecutor

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地ち区く検けん事じ
district attorney (US)
検けん事じ控こう訴そ
public prosecutor's appeal
検けん事じ総そう長ちょう
prosecutor general; attorney general