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How do you say "guardian" in Japanese?
後見人
koukennin
In Japanese, "guardian" is 後見人 (koukennin).
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Pronunciation
Koh-ken-neen, four tight syllables with a firm doubled 'n' sound in the middle that briefly stops the airflow.
Writing and usage
後見人 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
叔母が法的後見人となりました。
oba ga houteki koukennin tonarimashita.
His aunt became his legal guardian.
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How to remember 後見人
Koukennin sounds like 'coke and neen' — picture a guardian keeping watch, coffee in hand, over someone else's kid.
Related words
- sibling 兄弟姉妹 kyoudaishimai
- relative 親戚 shinseki
- ancestor 先祖 senzo
- descendant 子孫 shison
- couple カップル kappuru
- partner パートナー paatonaa
- babysitter ベビーシッター bebiishittaa
- mentor メンター mentaa
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Questions about 後見人
How do you pronounce 後見人?
Koh-ken-neen, four tight syllables with a firm doubled 'n' sound in the middle that briefly stops the airflow.
Is 後見人 formal or casual?
後見人 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 後見人 written in Japanese?
後見人 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as koukennin.
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"Guardian" in other languages
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