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衆参両院 (しゅうさんりょういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

衆しゅう参さん両りょう院いん

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Meanings

1

both houses of the Diet

Refers to the House of Representatives (衆議院) and the House of Councillors (参議院) together. Used in political and legislative contexts.

衆しゅう参さん両りょう院いんで法ほう案あんが可か決けつされた。
The bill was passed in both houses of the Diet.

衆しゅう参さん両りょう院いんの議ぎ員いんが出しゅっ席せきした。

Members of both houses of the Diet attended.

Kanji

衆masses, great numbers, multitude
参nonplussed, three (in documents), going
両both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
院Inst., institution, temple

Related words

衆しゅう議ぎ院いん
The House of Representatives, the lower house of the Japanese Diet. 衆参両院 refers to both houses together.
参さん議ぎ院いん
The House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese Diet. 衆参両院 refers to both houses together.

Built from

衆しゅう参さん+両りょう院いん

Etymology

Compound of 衆 (しゅう, 'many' or 'representatives'), 参 (さん, 'councillors'), and 両院 (りょういん, 'both houses'). The term is specific to the Japanese parliamentary system.