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下院議員 (かいんぎいん, kaingiin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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いん
議ぎ
員いん
に
立りっ
候こう
補ほ
する
つもり
だ
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He plans to run for a seat in the lower house.
The bill was passed with the support of a majority of the lower house members.
Kanji 院 Inst., institution, temple 議 deliberation, consultation, debate 員 employee, member, number Related words 上じょう 院いん 議ぎ 員いん Refers to a member of the upper house (e.g., House of Councillors in Japan, Senate in the US), while 下院議員 is for the lower house.
国こっ 会かい 議ぎ 員いん A general term for a member of the National Diet (Japan's parliament), which includes both upper and lower house members. 下院議員 is more specific.
Etymology Compound of 下院 (lower house) + 議員 (member of an assembly). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese construction.
