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検察官 (けんさつかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The public prosecutor examines the evidence and decides whether to indict.
Usage patterns 検けん 察さつ 官かん が 〈 人ひと 〉 を 起き 訴そ する for a prosecutor to indict someone
The prosecutor indicted the man for murder.
検けん 察さつ 官かん に 取と り 調しら べられる to be questioned/interrogated by a prosecutor
He was severely interrogated by the prosecutor.
検けん 察さつ 官かん になる to become a prosecutor
She passed the bar exam and became a prosecutor.
Kanji 検 examination, investigate 官 bureaucrat, the government, organ Related words 検事 is a common, slightly less formal way to refer to a prosecutor, often heard in news and drama, while 検察官 is the official legal title used in laws and formal contexts.
検察官 is the broad, official category covering all prosecutors, whereas 検事正 names only the top official in charge of a district office.
Don't confuse with 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.
検察官 brings charges and argues for conviction, while 裁判官 is the neutral judge who presides over the trial and issues the ruling.
Counted with More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
Etymology Compound of 検察 (kensatsu, 'inspection, prosecution') + 官 (kan, 'official'). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of a public prosecutor, adopted during the modernization of Japan's legal system in the Meiji era.
警察官 refers to a police officer who enforces the law and investigates crimes, while 検察官 is a prosecutor who decides whether to bring charges in court.
原告 refers to the private party or civil litigant bringing a suit, whereas 検察官 is the public prosecutor who represents the state in criminal cases.
