参さん考こう人にん

noun

invited witness; unsworn witness

In Japanese legal proceedings, a person who appears before a committee or court to provide testimony but is not under oath. Distinct from a sworn witness (証人).

• 国こっ会かいの委い員いん会かいに参さん考こう人にんとして呼よばれた。

  I was summoned to the Diet committee as an unsworn witness.

noun

person of interest; voluntary interviewee

Used in criminal investigations for someone who is questioned voluntarily, not as a suspect or under arrest. Often appears in news reports.

• 警けい察さつは事じ件けんの参さん考こう人にんとして彼かれから話はなしを聞きいた。

  The police interviewed him as a person of interest in the case.

noun

expert advisor; consultative expert

A specialist invited to give opinions or advice in legislative or administrative settings, not as a formal witness.

• 参さん考こう人にんとして専せん門もん家かが意い見けんを述のべた。

  The expert gave an opinion as a consultative advisor.