Word details
参議院
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 参議院.
Dictionary
Entry
1
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
Examples
古参議員たちは、選挙で参議院の議席を失いそうになりました。
The old guard was nearly voted out of the Upper House.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
参
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
8 strokesFrequency 201JLPT N2Grade 4
On
サンシン
Kun
まい.るまい-まじわるみつ
Nanori
み
議
deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
20 strokesFrequency 25JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ギ
Nanori
かたのり
院
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
10 strokesFrequency 150JLPT N3Grade 3
On
イン
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