上じょう院いん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

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).

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.