弁べん護ご士し

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

lawyer; attorney

General term for a legal professional qualified to represent clients in legal matters.

彼かれは弁べん護ご士しになるために勉べん強きょうし

て

いる

。

He is studying to become a lawyer.

弁べん護ご士しに相そう談だんしたほうがいいですよ。

You should consult a lawyer.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が弁べん護ご士しに相そう談だんするto consult a lawyer
トラブルになったので弁べん護ご士しに相そう談だんした。
Since there was a problem, I consulted a lawyer.
〈人ひと〉が弁べん護ご士しを雇やとうto hire a lawyer
会かい社しゃは有ゆう名めいな弁べん護ご士しを雇やとった。
The company hired a famous lawyer.
〈人ひと〉が弁べん護ご士しになるto become a lawyer
彼かれは大だい学がくを出でて弁べん護ご士しになった。
He graduated from university and became a lawyer.

Kanji

弁valve, petal, braid
護safeguard, protect
士gentleman, scholar, samurai

Related words

法ほう律りつ家か
法律家 is a broad term for any legal expert or jurist, while 弁護士 specifically means a licensed lawyer who represents clients in court.
法ほう曹そう
弁護士 specifically means a practicing lawyer, while 法曹 is the broader term covering lawyers, judges, and prosecutors as a group.
弁べん護ご人にん
弁護士 is the general professional title for any lawyer, while 弁護人 specifically names the lawyer acting as defense counsel in a particular criminal case.

Don't confuse with

司し法ほう書しょ士し
司法書士 handles legal paperwork and minor court filings but cannot represent clients in litigation like a 弁護士 can.
検けん察さつ官かん
検察官 is the prosecutor who represents the state and seeks conviction, while 弁護士 is the defense attorney who represents the accused.
裁さい判ばん官かんN2
裁判官 presides over and rules on a case, while 弁護士 is the lawyer who represents and argues for a client; both are legal professionals but their functions differ completely.

Word family· 9

Built from

弁べん護ご+士し

Etymology

Compound of 弁護 (defense, advocacy) and 士 (person with a certain qualification). The term was adopted in the Meiji period to refer to a modern legal professional.

検けん事じ

N1

検事 represents the state in prosecuting a case, while 弁護士 represents and defends the accused, making them opposing roles in a trial.

弁べん

護ご

士し

道どう

徳とく

legal ethics

悪あく徳とく弁べん護ご士し

unscrupulous lawyer; shyster; crooked lawyer

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社しゃ内ない弁べん護ご士し
in-house lawyer; corporate counsel
顧こ問もん弁べん護ご士し
legal adviser; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
ヤメ検けん弁べん護ご士し
former prosecutor turned defense lawyer
弁べん護ご士し事じ務む所しょ
law office; lawyer's office