How to say "lawyer" in Japanese

• 弁護士べんごしCommon
  nounA lawyer or attorney: a professional qualified to advise clients and represent them in court. This is the word you want when you mean an individual lawyer, such as one you need to hire.
  その弁護士べんごしへの謝礼しゃれいはとても高たかかった。↗

  The lawyer's fee was very high.
• 法曹ほうそうCommon
  nounIt denotes the legal profession as a whole — judges, prosecutors, and attorneys — or one of its members. Use it when speaking of the profession collectively; for a specific lawyer, 弁護士 is the usual word.

Use 弁護士 for an individual lawyer or attorney who advises and represents clients; use 法曹 for the legal profession as a whole — judges, prosecutors, and attorneys — or a member of it.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 弁護士べんごしlawyer
• 法曹ほうそうlegal profession
• 法律家ほうりつかlawyer
• 法家ほうかlawyer
• 法律学者ほうりつがくしゃlawyer
• 代言人だいげんにんattorney
• 法学者ほうがくしゃjurist