監事|かんじkanji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, lawauditor; controller; comptroller
2. nounsupervisor; inspector; manager

• Synonym監査役かんさやくFormalFormal company-law term for the auditor who oversees directors in a stock company (株式会社); 「監事」 is for public-interest corporations and cooperatives.
• Related監察官かんさつかんFormalFormal term for a government official who carries out administrative inspections; unlike 「監事」, it is not the fixed post in public-interest corporations.
• RelatedインスペクターNeutralLoanword for an inspector or supervisor; a general term for anyone doing inspections, not a fixed post in public-interest corporations or cooperatives like 「監事」.
• Related審査官しんさかんFormalFormal term for an examiner who reviews applications, e.g. a patent examiner; it focuses on screening, unlike 「監事」, which is used in public-interest corporations.
• Related検査役けんさやくFormalFormal term for an inspector appointed by a court; leans toward company law, unlike 「監事」, which is used in public-interest corporations.
• Related検査官けんさかんFormalFormal term for a government official who performs inspections; stresses the official post, unlike 「監事」, which is used in public-interest corporations.
• Related監督官かんとくかんFormalFormal term for a supervising official, as in 「労働基準監督官」 (labour standards inspector); unlike 「監事」, it is not used for public-interest corporations.
• Related検査員けんさいんNeutralNeutral, general term for a person who carries out inspections; unlike 「監事」, it is not the fixed post in public-interest corporations or cooperatives.
• Related調査員ちょうさいんNeutralNeutral, general term for a person who carries out investigations; unlike 「監事」, it is not the fixed post in public-interest corporations or cooperatives.
• Related調査官ちょうさかんFormalFormal term for an investigating official, e.g. at a court; stresses the official post, unlike 「監事」, which is used in public-interest corporations.

Use 「監事」 for the person who audits property and business in a public-interest corporation or cooperative. For a stock company's auditor say 「監査役」; for administrative oversight say 「監察官」; for inspection personnel say 「検査員」; for investigation personnel say 「調査員」.

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1. 団体だんたいの庶務しょむを担当たんとうする人ひと。
2. 公益こうえき法人ほうじんや協同組合きょうどうくみあいなどで財産ざいさんや業務ぎょうむを監査かんさする人ひとや機関きかん。