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法曹 (housou) Japanese meaning: legal profession | Kotomora
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He is studying to enter the legal profession.
This precedent is often cited in legal circles.
Usage patterns 法ほう 曹そう を 目め 指ざ す to aim to become a legal professional
He is studying in the law faculty aiming to become a legal professional.
法ほう 曹そう として 働はたら く to work as a legal professional
She has worked as a legal professional for over twenty years.
法ほう 曹そう の 資し 格かく を 取と る to obtain the qualifications to become a legal professional
Kanji 曹 office, official, comrade Related words 弁護士 specifically means a practicing lawyer, while 法曹 is the broader term covering lawyers, judges, and prosecutors as a group.
法律家 is a general term for anyone versed in law, whereas 法曹 more formally denotes members of the legal profession (lawyers, judges, prosecutors) as recognized by the justice system.
法曹界 refers to the whole community or world of legal professionals, while 法曹 refers to individual legal professionals or the class of them.
Etymology From 法 (law) and 曹 (group, class), referring to the class of people involved in law.
He passed the bar exam and obtained his qualifications as a legal professional.
