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

Alternative spelling
參議院 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

参(さん)議(ぎ)院(いん) • (SangiIn) ^{←さんぎゐん (sangiwin)^?}

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

参院(さんいん) (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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