弁護士(べんごし)

Compound: 弁護(べんご) (defense, advocacy) + 士(し) (professional)

Related words

• 裁判官(さいばんかん) (judge)
• 検察官(けんさつかん)/検事(けんじ) (prosecutor)
• 司法書士(しほうしょし) (judicial scrivener)
• 弁理士(べんりし) (patent attorney)

Common collocations

• 弁護士(べんごし)に相談(そうだん)する (consult a lawyer)
• 弁護士(べんごし)を雇(やと)う (hire a lawyer)
• 弁護士(べんごし)事務所(じむしょ) (law firm)
• 弁護士(べんごし)費用(ひよう) (lawyer's fees)

In Japan, becoming a 弁護士(べんごし) requires passing the notoriously difficult bar exam (司法試験(しほうしけん)).