議ぎ事じ堂どう

ぎ

じ

ど

う

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

assembly hall; parliament building; diet building; capitol

Refers to the physical building where a legislative body meets. In Japan, it most commonly means the National Diet Building, but can be used for other countries' parliament or congress buildings.

国こっ会かい議ぎ事じ堂どうは東とう京

きょう

の

永なが

田た

町ちょう

に

ある

。

The National Diet Building is in Nagatacho, Tokyo.

観かん光こう客きゃくは議ぎ事じ堂どうの前まえで写しゃ真しんを撮とっていた。

Tourists were taking pictures in front of the parliament building.

Usage patterns

議ぎ事じ堂どう前まえで〈事こと〉in front of the parliament building (esp. for protests, gatherings)
議ぎ事じ堂どう前まえで抗こう議ぎデモが行おこなわれた。
A protest was held in front of the parliament building.
議ぎ事じ堂どうを占せん拠きょするto occupy the parliament building
デモ隊たいが議ぎ事じ堂どうを占せん拠きょした。
The demonstrators occupied the parliament building.

Kanji

議deliberation, consultation, debate
事matter, thing, fact
堂public chamber, hall

Related words

国こっ会かいN3
国会 refers to the Diet as an institution or its sessions, while 議事堂 is specifically the building where it meets.
議ぎ会かいN3
議会 is a general term for a legislative assembly (local or national), whereas 議事堂 is the physical hall or building it occupies.
議ぎ場じょう
議場 is the specific chamber or hall inside where debate and voting take place, while 議事堂 refers to the entire building.

Don't confuse with

議ぎ事じ
議事堂 is the physical building where meetings are held (e.g. a parliament house), while 議事 refers to the business conducted within such meetings.

Word family

国こっ会かい議ぎ事じ堂どう
parliament building; National Diet Building (Japan); Capitol (US); Houses of Parliament (UK)

Built from

議ぎ事じ+堂どう

Etymology

Compound of 議事 (ぎじ, 'proceedings, debate') + 堂 (どう, 'hall, building'). The kanji 議 means 'deliberation', 事 means 'matter', and 堂 denotes a large hall or edifice.