Illustration: Inside a Japanese courtroom, a lawyer in a business suit stands beside a nervous client and presents a photograph toward the judge’s bench. A small sunflower-shaped attorney badge is visible on the lawyer’s lapel.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

弁べん護ご士し

bengoshi

lawyer, attorney

Example sentences

  1. 弁護士べんごしになりたいな。

    I want to become a lawyer.

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  2. トムの兄あには弁護士べんごしだ。

    Tom’s brother is a lawyer.

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  3. トムは弁護士べんごしを雇やとった。

    Tom hired a lawyer.

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Kanji in 弁護士

  • 弁speech; distinguishOnベン・ヘンKunかんむり・わきまえる・わける
  • 護safeguard; protectOnゴKunまもる
  • 士gentleman; scholarOnシKunさむらい

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