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参院 (さんいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

参さん院いん

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Meanings

1

House of Councillors; Japan's upper house

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 参議院, the upper house of Japan's National Diet. Very common in headlines and political contexts, as in 参院選 and 参院本会議.

See also: 参議院

法ほう案あんは参さん院いんで可

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The bill was passed in the House of Councillors.

与よ党とうは参さん院いん選せんに向むけて候こう補ほ者しゃを発はっ表ぴょうした。

The ruling party announced its candidates for the House of Councillors election.

Usage patterns

参さん院いんで〈事こと〉を審しん議ぎするto deliberate on something in the House of Councillors
国こっ会かいは参さん院いんで予よ算さん案あんを審しん議ぎした。
The Diet deliberated the budget bill in the House of Councillors.
参さん院いん選せんに立りっ候こう補ほするto run as a candidate in the House of Councillors election
彼かれは参さん院いん選せんに立りっ候こう補ほした。
He ran as a candidate in the House of Councillors election.

Kanji

参nonplussed, three (in documents), going
院Inst., institution, temple

Related words

参さん議ぎ院いんN1
参議院 is the full official name of Japan's upper house, while 参院 is its common abbreviated form used in news and casual political speech.

Opposites

衆しゅう院いん
参院 refers to the House of Councillors (upper house), while 衆院 refers to the House of Representatives (lower house) of Japan's Diet.

Word family

参さん院いん議ぎ員いん
member of the House of Councillors

Etymology

An abbreviation of 参議院, formed by shortening the official name of Japan's House of Councillors.