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米上院 (べいじょういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

米べい上じょう院いん

Meanings

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noun

US Senate

Refers specifically to the upper house of the United States Congress.

米べい上じょう院いんは新あたらしい法ほう案あんを可か決けつした。
The US Senate passed the new bill.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
上above, up
院Inst., institution, temple

Similar words

米べい下か院いん
米下院 is the US House of Representatives, the lower house, while 米上院 is the Senate, the upper house.

Etymology

Compound of 米 (べい, 'America') and 上院 (じょういん, 'upper house').