検察官(けんさつかん)

けんさつかん
noun
prosecutor
formaloccupation
1. prosecutor; public prosecutor
A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.
検察官(けんさつかん)が証拠(しょうこ)を示(しめ)した。
The prosecutor presented evidence.
検察官(けんさつかん)になりたい。
I want to become a prosecutor.
検察官(けんさつかん)が被告人(ひこくにん)を追及(ついきゅう)した。
The prosecutor questioned the defendant.

検察官(けんさつかん) is the formal/official term for a public prosecutor. In casual speech and media, 検察(けんさつ) (the prosecution) or 検事(けんじ) (prosecutor, less formal) are also commonly used.

Forms

検察(けんさつ) (prosecution) + 官(かん) (official). The ~官(かん) suffix indicates a government official.

Common collocations

  • 検察官(けんさつかん)が起訴(きそ)する: the prosecutor indicts
  • 検察官(けんさつかん)の論告(ろんこく): prosecutor's closing argument
  • 検察官(けんさつかん)が取(と)り調(しら)べる: the prosecutor interrogates

Related legal roles

Related Words

Related: 弁護士(べんごし)
Related: 裁判官(さいばんかん)
Related: 被告人(ひこくにん) (defendant)
Related: 検事(けんじ) (prosecutor)
Compare: 裁判長(さいばんちょう) (presiding judge)
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Added 2026.2.3 14:02 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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