庶民院

Japanese

Kanji in this term
庶	民	院
しょ Grade: S	みん Grade: 4	いん Grade: 3
goon		kan’yōon

Etymology

Calque of English House of Commons, equivalent to 庶民 (shomin, “masses”) +‎ 院 (-in, “institution”, from 議院 (giin, “parliamentary chamber”)).

Proper noun

庶民院 (hiragana しょみんいん, rōmaji Shomin'in)

the House of Commons

See also

下 (か)院 (いん) (kain)
貴 (き)族 (ぞく)院 (いん) (Kizokuin)

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