参議院

See also: 参议院

Japanese

Kanji in this term
参	議	院
さん Grade: 4	ぎ Grade: 4	いん Grade: 3
kan’on		kan’yōon

Etymology

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) さんぎいん [sàńgíꜜìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋʲɡʲiĩɴ]

Proper noun

参議院 (hiragana さんぎいん, rōmaji Sangiin, historical hiragana さんぎゐん)

the House of Councillors (upper house of Japan's National Diet)
参 (さん)議 (ぎ)院 (いん)議 (ぎ)員 (いん)
Sangiin giin
a Councillor; a member of the House of Councillors

Synonyms

参 (さん)院 (いん) (san'in)

Related terms

上 (じょう)院 (いん) (jōin, “upper house”)
議 (ぎ)院 (いん) (giin, “parliamentary chamber”)
衆 (しゅう)議 (ぎ)院 (いん) (Shūgiin, “House of Representatives”)
国 (こっ)会 (かい) (Kokkai, “National Diet”)

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