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議

deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 100Strokes20

Readings

On'yomi

  • ギ

Kun'yomi

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Nanori

  • かた
  • のり

Meaning

議 centers on exchanging ideas to reach a conclusion: deliberating, consulting, debating, or carefully considering a matter.

Most common words using 議

24 of 486
  • 議員ぎいん
    N3

    member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

  • 会議かいぎ
    N5

    meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

  • 不思議ふしぎ
    N4

    wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious

  • 議論ぎろん
    N3

    argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

  • 議会ぎかい
    N3

    congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

  • 抗議こうぎ
    N1

    protest; objection

  • 協議きょうぎ
    N1

    conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

  • 議長ぎちょう
    N3

    chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)

  • 審議しんぎ
    N1

    deliberation; discussion; consideration

  • 評議ひょうぎ

    conference; discussion

  • 議席ぎせき

    parliamentary seat

  • 衆議院しゅうぎいん
    N1

    House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

  • 参議院さんぎいん
    N1

    House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

  • 決議けつぎ
    N1

    resolution; vote; decision

  • 異議いぎ
    N1

    objection; dissent; protest

  • 市議会しぎかい

    city council

  • 閣議かくぎ

    cabinet meeting

  • 市議しぎ

    city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman

  • 議事堂ぎじどう
    N1

    assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall

  • 議事ぎじ

    proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)

  • 県議けんぎ

    prefectural assembly member

  • 議題ぎだい
    N1

    topic of discussion; agenda

  • 論議ろんぎ
    N1

    discussion; argument; debate

  • 議決ぎけつ
    N1

    resolution; decision; vote

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Etymology

議 combines 言 (speech) with 義, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of what is proper or right, suggesting discussion aimed at what is correct.

Meaning mnemonic

Words (言) about what is right (義) come together when people deliberate and debate.

Reading mnemonic

For ギ, imagine a group of people debating with great energy: the key sound 'gi' in 'energy' cues ギ, and the lively discussion fits the deliberation meaning.