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陪審 (ばいしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
jury
Legal term for a body of laypeople who hear a case and give a verdict. Often seen in compounds and phrases such as 陪審員, 陪審制度, and 陪審の評決; Japan's current lay-judge system is usually called 裁判員制度 rather than 陪審制度.
ばい
審しん
の
判はん
断だん
が
大おお
きな
注ちゅう
目もく
を
集あつ
め
た
。
In that trial, the jury's decision attracted great attention.
Kanji 陪 obeisance, follow, accompany Similar words 陪ばい 審しん 員いん Means an individual juror, while 陪審 refers to the jury as a body.
裁さい 判ばん 員いん Refers to a lay judge in Japan's 裁判員制度; it is related to but not the same as a Western-style juror.
裁さい 判ばん 官かん Means a professional judge, not a jury or lay panel.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese legal compound written with 陪, associated with accompanying or assisting, and 審, associated with judging or examining. This is a component-based explanation of the spelling, not a detailed historical derivation.
