Meaning

Primary

Attorney

Alternative

Lawyer

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A samurai who uses speech to defend people. This samurai does their battle in the court of law. This "samurai" is an attorney or a lawyer.

Reading

べんごし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

グッドマン弁護士はウォルトに会いたくなかったので仮病を使った。

The lawyer, Goodman, faked an illness because he didn’t want to see Walt.

Kanji Composition