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衆議院 (しゅうぎいん, shuugiin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

衆しゅう議ぎ院いん

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

House of Representatives

The lower house of Japan's National Diet. Often contrasted with 参議院 (House of Councillors).

See also: 参議院

衆しゅう議ぎ院いん議ぎ員いん選せん挙きょは四よ年ねんごと

に

行おこな

わ

れる

。

Elections for the House of Representatives are held every four years.

法ほう案あんはまず衆しゅう議ぎ院いんで審しん議ぎされる。

Bills are first deliberated in the House of Representatives.

Usage patterns

衆しゅう議ぎ院いんを解かい散さんするto dissolve the House of Representatives
首しゅ相しょうは衆しゅう議ぎ院いんを解かい散さんすると発はっ表ぴょうした。
The prime minister announced that he would dissolve the House of Representatives.

Kanji

衆masses, great numbers, multitude
議deliberation, consultation, debate
院Inst., institution, temple

Related words

下か院いん
衆議院 is the specific name of Japan's lower house, while 下院 is the general term for a lower house in any bicameral legislature.
衆しゅう院いん
衆議院 is the full, formal name for the House of Representatives, while 衆院 is the common shortened form used in news headlines and everyday speech.

Don't confuse with

参さん議ぎ院いんN1
衆議院 is the lower house of Japan's Diet with greater legislative power, while 参議院 is the upper house—learners often confuse the two because they differ by only one kanji.
両りょう院いん
衆議院 is specifically the House of Representatives (the lower house) alone, while 両院 refers to both houses of Japan's Diet together.

Word family

衆しゅう議ぎ院いん解かい散さん
dissolution of the House of Representatives
衆しゅう議ぎ院いん議ぎ員いん
member of the House of Representatives; Lower House member
衆しゅう議ぎ院いん議ぎ長ちょう
Speaker of the House of Representatives

Built from

衆しゅう+議ぎ院いん

Etymology

From 衆 (many people) + 議 (deliberation) + 院 (institution). The name reflects its role as a house of representatives elected by the public.