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衆議院解散 (しゅうぎいんかいさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

衆しゅう議ぎ院いん解かい散さん

Meanings

1

dissolution of the House of Representatives

Refers specifically to the dissolution of the lower house of the Japanese Diet (衆議院). A formal political term.

首しゅ相しょうは衆しゅう議ぎ院いん解かい散さんを決けつ断だんした。
The prime minister decided to dissolve the House of Representatives.
衆しゅう議ぎ院いん解かい散さん後ご、総そう選せん挙きょが行おこなわれる。
After the dissolution of the House of Representatives, a general election is held.

Kanji

衆masses, great numbers, multitude
議deliberation, consultation, debate
院Inst., institution, temple
解unravel, notes, key
散

scatter, disperse, spend

Related words

解かい散さん
解散 is a general term for dissolution or breaking up (e.g., of a group, meeting, or parliament). 衆議院解散 specifically refers to the dissolution of the lower house.
衆しゅう議ぎ院いん
衆議院 is the House of Representatives itself. 衆議院解散 is the act of dissolving it.

Built from

衆しゅう議ぎ院いん+解かい散さん

Etymology

Compound of 衆議院 (House of Representatives) and 解散 (dissolution).