ほうりつ
Meanings
Noun
1. lawyer; jurist
Kanji used
law
regulate
house
Pitch accent
うりつか
Composed of
① 社会規範のひとつ。国や人間社会の秩序を維持するための基準で社会的強制力を持つもの。法。② 国会の議決を経て制定される法の一形式。③ 仏教における仏陀(ブッダ)が定めた教えと決まり、戒律。
-ist; -er
Examples (4 in total)
I intend to become a lawyer.
He was trained as a lawyer.
Not every student studying law can be a lawyer.
Tom was a history teacher before he became a lawyer.