衆議院

See also: 眾議院 and 众议院

Japanese

Kanji in this term
衆	議	院
しゅう Grade: 6	ぎ Grade: 4	いん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

衆 (shū, “masses”) +‎ 議院 (giin, “parliamentary chamber”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しゅうぎいん [shùúgíꜜìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝːɡʲiĩɴ]

Proper noun

衆議院 (hiragana しゅうぎいん, rōmaji Shūgiin, historical hiragana しゆうぎゐん)

the House of Representatives (lower house of Japan's National Diet)
衆 (しゅう)議 (ぎ)院 (いん)議 (ぎ)員 (いん)
Shūgiin giin
a Representative; a member of the House of Representatives

Synonyms

衆 (しゅう)院 (いん) (shūin)

See also

下 (か)院 (いん) (kain, “lower house”)
参 (さん)議 (ぎ)院 (いん) (Sangiin, “House of Councillors”)
国 (こっ)会 (かい) (Kokkai, “National Diet”)

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