adviser; consultant; counselor
A person who provides expert advice to an organization, company, or individual, often in an official or formal capacity.
He serves as an adviser to that company.
He advises the management as a company consultant.
法律顧問に相談してから契約を結んだ。
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.
野球部の顧問の先生が練習を見に来た。
The baseball club's faculty adviser came to watch practice.
彼は茶道部の顧問を務めている。
He serves as the supervisor of the tea ceremony club.
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.
顧問 (an adviser) and 顧客 (a customer/client) share the kanji 顧 and can be misread, but they refer to completely different roles.
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'.
consulting agreement; advisory contract
legal adviser; corporation lawyer; family lawyer