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国会議員 (こっかいぎいん, kokkaigiin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He was elected as a member of the Diet.
Diet members deliberate on bills.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 国こっ 会かい 議ぎ 員いん になる for someone to become a Diet member
He became a Diet member in his 30s.
国こっ 会かい 議ぎ 員いん に 立りっ 候こう 補ほ する to run as a candidate for Diet member
I heard she's going to run for a Diet seat in the next election.
国こっ 会かい 議ぎ 員いん を 選えら ぶ to elect a Diet member
The public elects Diet members through elections.
国こっ 会かい 議ぎ 員いん を 辞や める to resign as a Diet member
He resigned as a Diet member after the scandal.
Kanji 議 deliberation, consultation, debate 員 employee, member, number Related words 議員 is the general term for a member of any elected assembly, while 国会議員 specifically means a member of Japan's national Diet.
政治家 broadly means 'politician' and can include local officials or party leaders, whereas 国会議員 refers only to an elected member of the national Diet.
国会議員 is the everyday, neutral term for a Diet member, while 代議士 carries a more traditional or formal nuance and usually implies the House of Representatives.
国会議員 is the broad Japanese term for a member of parliament, while ＭＰ is used specifically for UK or Commonwealth legislators.
Etymology Compound of 国会 (こっかい, 'national Diet') and 議員 (ぎいん, 'assembly member').
