衆議院
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 衆 | 議 | 院 |
| しゅう Grade: 6 |
ぎ Grade: 4 |
いん Grade: 3 |
| kan'on | on'yomi | kan'yōon |
Etymology
Compound of 衆議 (shūgi, “general consultation, general conference”) + 院 (-in, “parliamentary chamber”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
衆議院 • (Shūgiin) ←しゆうぎゐん (Syuugiwin)?
- the House of Representatives (lower house of Japan's National Diet)
- 衆議院議員
- Shūgīn gīn
- a Representative; a member of the House of Representatives
- 衆議院議員
Synonyms
- 衆院 (Shūin, abbreviation of 衆議院)
- 下院 (kain, “lower house”)
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See also
- 参議院 (Sangīn, “House of Councillors”)
- 上院 (jōin, “upper house”)
- 議会 (gikai, “deliberation assembly: Diet; Parliament; Congress”)
- 国会 (kokkai, “national assembly: Diet; Parliament; Congress”)