検けん死し官かん

noun

coroner

An official who investigates deaths, especially those that are sudden, unexpected, or suspicious. In Japan, this role is often performed by a medical examiner or a judicial officer.

• 検けん死し官かんは死し因いんを特とく定ていするために解かい剖ぼうを行おこなった。

  The coroner performed an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

• 事じ件けん現げん場ばに検けん死し官かんが到とう着ちゃくした。

  The coroner arrived at the crime scene.