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上院 (じょういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

上じょう院いん

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Meanings

1

upper house; upper chamber; senate

Refers to the upper house of a bicameral legislature, such as the House of Councillors in Japan or the Senate in the US. Often contrasted with 下院 (lower house).

See also: 下院

日本にほんの上じょう院いんは参さん議

ぎ

院いん

と

呼よ

ば

れる

。

The upper house of Japan is called the House of Councillors.

法ほう案あんは上じょう院いんで可か決けつされた。

The bill was passed in the upper house.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が上じょう院いんで可か決けつされるfor a bill to be passed in the upper house
その法ほう案あんは上じょう院いんで可か決けつされた。
The bill was passed in the upper house.
上じょう院いんで〈事こと〉を審しん議ぎするfor the upper house to deliberate on something
上じょう院いんで予よ算さん案あんが審しん議ぎされている。
The budget bill is being deliberated in the upper house.

Kanji

上above, up
院Inst., institution, temple

Related words

参さん議ぎ院いんN1
上院 is the generic term for an upper house in any bicameral system, while 参議院 is the specific name of Japan's own upper house.

Opposites

下か院いん
上院 is the upper house of a bicameral legislature, while 下院 is the lower house.

Word family

上じょう院いん議ぎ員いん
senator; member of the upper house
議ぎ会かい上じょう院いん
upper house; senate

Etymology

Compound of 上 (upper) and 院 (institution, house), modeled after Western bicameral systems.