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参議院 (さんぎいん) — House of Councilors | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

参議院

さんぎいん

noun

Meanings

1House of Councilors

Example sentence

参議院はどんな改正案も通さなくても構わないようです。

The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

参Nonplussed, Three (in Documents), Going8 strokes 議Deliberation, Consultation, Debate20 strokes 院Institution, Inst., Temple10 strokes

More words with 参

お参りおまいり · worshipN2 持参じさん · bringingN2 参考さんこう · referenceN3 墓参りはかまいり · visit to a grave 古参こさん · senior

Full entry on Jisho

降参

こうさん · surrender

参政権さんせいけん · suffrage

参上さんじょう · calling onN1

More words with 議

抗議こうぎ · protestN1 議院ぎいん · parliament 議事堂ぎじどう · Diet buildingN1 議案ぎあん · legislative billN1 議決ぎけつ · resolutionN1 議題ぎだい · topic of discussionN1 討議とうぎ · debateN1 合議ごうぎ · consultationN1

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