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参院
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 参院.
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Abbreviation
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
Examples
憲法の規定に従い衆院の議決が参院に優越する。
Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.
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