参さん議ぎ院いん

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Meanings

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House of Councillors

The upper house of Japan's National Diet. Often contrasted with 衆議院 (House of Representatives).

〈物もの〉が参さん議ぎ院いんで可か決けつされるfor a bill to be passed by the House of Councillors
その法ほう案あんは参さん議ぎ院いんで可か決けつされた。
The bill was passed by the House of Councillors.
参さん議ぎ院いん議ぎ員いん選せん挙きょHouse of Councillors election
来らい月げつ、参さん議ぎ院いん議ぎ員いん選せん挙きょが行おこなわれる。
The House of Councillors election will be held next month.

参さん院いん
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.
上じょう院いん
上院 is the generic term for an upper house in any bicameral system, while 参議院 is the specific name of Japan's own upper house.

衆しゅう議ぎ院いんN1
参議院 is the upper house of Japan's Diet, while 衆議院 is the lower house with greater legislative power over budget and treaties.
両りょう院いん
参議院 is specifically the House of Councillors (the upper house) alone, while 両院 refers to both houses of Japan's Diet together.

From 参 (participation, counsel) + 議 (deliberation) + 院 (institution, house). The name reflects its role as a deliberative body.