衆しゅう議ぎ院いん

しゅ

う

ぎ

い

ん

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

The lower house of Japan's National Diet. Often contrasted with 参議院 (House of Councillors).

衆しゅう議ぎ院いんを解かい散さんするto dissolve the House of Representatives
首しゅ相しょうは衆しゅう議ぎ院いんを解かい散さんすると発はっ表ぴょうした。
The prime minister announced that he would dissolve the House of Representatives.

下か院いん
衆議院 is the specific name of Japan's lower house, while 下院 is the general term for a lower house in any bicameral legislature.
衆しゅう院いん
衆議院 is the full, formal name for the House of Representatives, while 衆院 is the common shortened form used in news headlines and everyday speech.

参さん議ぎ院いんN1
衆議院 is the lower house of Japan's Diet with greater legislative power, while 参議院 is the upper house—learners often confuse the two because they differ by only one kanji.
両りょう院いん
衆議院 is specifically the House of Representatives (the lower house) alone, while 両院 refers to both houses of Japan's Diet together.

From 衆 (many people) + 議 (deliberation) + 院 (institution). The name reflects its role as a house of representatives elected by the public.