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立法機関 (rippoukikan) Japanese meaning: legislature | Kotomora

立りっ法ぽう機き関かん

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Meanings

1

legislature; legislative body

Refers to the institution that makes laws, such as a parliament or congress. Used in political and legal contexts.

立りっ法ぽう機き関かんは新あたらしい法ほう律りつを可

か

決けつ

し

た

。

The legislature passed a new law.

日本にほんの立りっ法ぽう機き関かんは国こっ会かいである。

Japan's legislative body is the National Diet.

Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
法method, law, rule
機loom, mechanism, machine
関connection, barrier, gateway

Don't confuse with

行ぎょう政せい機き関かん
行政機関 is the executive branch that implements laws, while 立法機関 is the legislative branch that makes laws, so the two are easily confused by structure but refer to different branches of government.

Built from

立りっ法ぽう+機き関かん

Etymology

Compound of 立法 (りっぽう, 'legislation') and 機関 (きかん, 'organ' or 'institution').