後こう見けん

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後見する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

guardianship; guardian

Legal or formal role of protecting and managing the affairs of a minor or incapacitated person. Also used for the person who serves in that role.

theatrical assistant; prompter

In traditional Japanese theater (e.g., Noh, Kabuki), a person who assists performers, often by prompting lines or handling props.

〈人ひと〉の後こう見けんをするto be the legal guardian of someone
彼かれは姪めいの後こう見けんをしている。
He is the legal guardian of his niece.
舞ぶ台たいで後こう見けんを務つとめるto serve as a theatrical prompter/assistant on stage
彼かれは能のうの舞ぶ台たいで後こう見けんを務つとめた。
He served as the prompter on the Noh stage.
〈人ひと〉を後こう見けんするto act as guardian for someone
祖そ父ふが孫まごを後こう見けんすることになった。
The grandfather ended up becoming the grandchild's guardian.
後こう見けんに立たつto stand by as a stage assistant during a performance
若わかい役やく者しゃが後こう見けんに立たつことになった。
A young actor ended up standing by as the stage assistant.

保ほ護ご者しゃN1sense 1
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.
黒くろ子ご sense 2
黒子 specifically refers to the stagehand dressed in black who assists performers unseen, while 後見 is the broader term for a theatrical assistant, including Noh assistants who sit visibly on stage in ordinary dress.

貢こう献けんN3
後見 (guardianship/theatrical assistant) and 貢献 (contribution) are pronounced identically but written with completely different kanji and meanings.
後こう継けい
後見 means guardianship or backing someone in a role, not succeeding them, so it is easily confused with 後継 due to the shared 後 kanji but has a different meaning.

Compound of 後 (behind, after) and 見 (see, watch), literally 'watching from behind,' referring to the act of looking after someone.