法ほう科か大だい学がく院いん

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noun

law school

Refers specifically to the Japanese graduate-level law school system introduced in 2004, modeled after the U.S. law school system. Not a general term for any law school.

彼かれは法ほう科か大だい学がく院いんを卒そつ業ぎょうして、司し法ほう試し験けんに合ごう格かくした。
He graduated from law school and passed the bar exam.

法method, law, rule

科department, course, section

大large, big

学study, learning, science

院Inst., institution, temple

Similar words

ロースクール
Synonymous loanword from English, often used interchangeably with 法科大学院 in modern contexts.
法ほう学がく部ぶ
Undergraduate law faculty; 法科大学院 is a graduate professional school, distinct from undergraduate law education.

Etymology

Compound of 法科 (law course) + 大学院 (graduate school). The term was officially adopted in the early 2000s with the establishment of the Japanese law school system.