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検察官 (けんさつかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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public prosecutor ; prosecutor
A legal official who investigates crimes and decides whether to prosecute. In Japan, this refers to a prosecutor working under the Public Prosecutors Office.
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He has handled many cases as a public prosecutor.
Kanji 検 examination, investigate 官 bureaucrat, the government, organ Similar words 弁べん 護ご 士し 弁護士 is a defense attorney who represents the accused, while 検察官 is a prosecutor who represents the state.
裁さい 判ばん 官かん 裁判官 is a judge who presides over the court and makes rulings, whereas 検察官 is the prosecutor who brings charges.
Etymology Compound of 検察 (kensatsu, 'inspection, prosecution') + 官 (kan, 'official'). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of a public prosecutor, adopted during the modernization of Japan's legal system in the Meiji era.
