adviser; consultant; counselor
A person who provides expert advice to an organization, company, or individual, often in an official or formal capacity.
He advises the management as a company consultant.
We consulted the legal adviser before signing the contract.
school club supervisor; faculty adviser
Typically a teacher who oversees a school club, providing guidance and administrative support rather than direct coaching.
The baseball club's faculty adviser came to watch practice.
He serves as the supervisor of the tea ceremony club.
He serves as an adviser to that company.
After retiring, she took up the post of university adviser.
The company brought in a famous economist as an adviser.
Mr. Tanaka is the supervising teacher for the soccer club.
アドバイザー is a casual loanword for someone giving advice, whereas 顧問 carries a stronger sense of an official, formally appointed advisory role.
コンサルタント usually refers to a paid professional hired for specific expert advice, while 顧問 is a broader title for an ongoing advisory position.
顧問 is the common word for an advisor or consultant retained by an organization, while 参与 is a more formal title often used for official councillor positions.
顧問 is an official adviser or consultant title, while ブレーン emphasizes the person's role in supplying strategic ideas rather than a formal position.
顧問 is an advisor, often an external expert, whereas 評議員 is a formal member of a council or board.
顧問 is a formally titled adviser or consultant, whereas 参謀 stresses behind-the-scenes strategic planning rather than an official position.
顧問 is a professional or official consultant/advisor role, while 相談相手 is a personal, often close relationship.
顧問 is an outside or in-house advisor consulted on specific matters, while 参事 is a formal title held as a regular staff position.
assistant counsel; deputy counsel; sub-adviser
advisory body; think tank
councillor; councilor; advisor
technical advisor; expert advisor
investment advisor; financial adviser
From Middle Chinese 顧問 (kuH mjunH, 'to look back and ask; to consult'). The Japanese reading こもん is the go-on pronunciation. The word originally meant 'to inquire' and later developed the nominal sense of 'one who is consulted; adviser'.
legal adviser; corporation lawyer; family lawyer