保ほ護ご者しゃ

ほ

ご

しゃ

Meanings

1

Refers to a person legally responsible for a child or someone under care, such as a parent or legal guardian. In school contexts, it typically means a parent or guardian.

明日あしたは保ほ護ご者

しゃ

会かい

が

あり

ます

。

There is a parents' meeting tomorrow.

未み成せい年ねんの方かたは、保ほ護ご者しゃの同どう意いが必ひつ要ようです。

Minors need the consent of a guardian.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の保ほ護ご者しゃsomeone's guardian/parent
その生せい徒との保ほ護ご者しゃが学がっ校こうに呼よばれた。
The student's guardian was called to the school.
保ほ護ご者しゃ会かいに出しゅっ席せきするto attend a parents' meeting
母ははは毎まい年とし保ほ護ご者しゃ会かいに出しゅっ席せきしている。
My mother attends the parents' meeting every year.
保ほ護ご者しゃの同どう意いを得えるto obtain a guardian's consent
未み成せい年ねん者しゃは保ほ護ご者しゃの同どう意いを得える必ひつ要ようがある。
Minors need to obtain their guardian's consent.

Kanji

保protect, guarantee, keep
護safeguard, protect
者someone, person

Related words

親おやN4
親 is the everyday word for 'parent', while 保護者 is a formal term used in official or institutional contexts to denote legal responsibility.
後こう見けん人にん
後見人 specifically refers to a legally appointed guardian, whereas 保護者 is a broader term covering parents and other caregivers as well.
後こう見けん
保護者 is the general term for a parent or guardian responsible for a child's everyday welfare, while 後見 refers specifically to the formal legal guardianship role recognized by law.
父ふ兄けいN1
保護者 is the modern, neutral term for a guardian or parent used in all contexts, while 父兄 is an older word largely restricted to school settings like PTA meetings.
ガーディアン
保護者 is the standard, official term for a child's parent or legal guardian, whereas ガーディアン is a looser, more foreign-sounding word rarely used in such practical contexts.

Word family

保ほ護ご者しゃ会かい
guardians' association; parents' association · parent-teacher meeting

Built from

保ほ護ご+者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 保護 (ほご, 'protection') and 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The meaning is transparent from its components.