弁護士
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 弁 | 護 | 士 |
| べん Grade: 5 |
ご Grade: 5 |
し Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 辯護士 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]弁護 (bengo, “legal defense, advocacy”) + 士 (-shi, “-ist”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]In Japan, only a person who has passed the Japanese bar examination may describe themselves as a 弁護士 (bengoshi) without further qualification. Lawyers licensed in other countries generally add the name of their qualifying jurisdiction as a prefix.
Descendants
[edit]- → Hakka: 辯護士 / 辩护士 (phien-fu-sṳ)
- → Jeju: 벤호사 (benhosa)
- → Korean: 변호사 (byeonhosa)
- → Min Nan: 辯護士 / 辩护士 (piān-hō͘-sū, piǎn-hō͘-sǐr)
- → Mandarin: (Taiwan, dated) 辯護士 / 辩护士 (biànhùshì)
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “弁護士”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
- Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN
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