検けん事じ総そう長ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

prosecutor general; attorney general

Official title for the head of the Public Prosecutors Office in Japan. Equivalent to the Attorney General in some other legal systems.

examination, investigate

事matter, thing, fact

総general, whole, all

長long, leader, superior

検けん事じ
検事 is a general public prosecutor, while 検事総長 is the top-ranking prosecutor.
最さい高こう検けん察さつ庁ちょう
The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, which the Prosecutor General heads.

Compound of 検事 (prosecutor) and 総長 (chief, director).