Word Meaning 弁士

べんし benshi

弁士 is read as べんし (benshi) and means narrator in Japanese silent cinema.

Meaning

English

narrator in Japanese silent cinema
film interpreter
lecturer
rhetorician
orator

Reading

Kana

べんし

Romaji

benshi

Writing Variants

辯士べんし benshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 17768 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

弁護士

べんごし

lawyer

弁理士

べんりし

patent attorney

弁護士事務所

べんごしじむしょ

law office

弁理士法

べんりしほう

Patent Attorneys Act

弁護士会

べんごしかい

bar association

弁護士費用

べんごしひよう

legal fee

弁護士法

べんごしほう

Attorneys-at-Law Act

弁護士道徳

べんごしどうとく

legal ethics

事務弁護士

じむべんごし

solicitor (legal practitioner)

女弁士

おんなべんし

female narrator in a silent movie theatre

やめ検弁護士

やめけんべんごし

former public prosecutor who now works as a lawyer

社内弁護士

しゃないべんごし

in-house lawyer