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    3. 上院

    上院

    上じょう院いん

    upper house

    KMT2News #3+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab13 strokes

    じょういん

    Noun

    1.
    upper house, upper legislative chamber, senate

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    上じょう院いんは重じゅう要ような法ほう案あんを審しん議ぎします。

    The Upper House deliberates on important bills.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    アメリカの上じょう院いん議ぎ員いんは6年ねんの任にん期きです。

    US Senators serve a six-year term.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    その法ほう案あんは上じょう院いんで否ひ決けつされました。

    That bill was rejected by the Upper House.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    上じょう院いんは下か院いんとは異ことなる権けん限げんを持もっています。

    The Upper House has different powers than the Lower House.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    上じょう院いんの承しょう認にんなしには、その条じょう約やくは発はっ効こうしません。

    Without the approval of the Upper House, that treaty will not come into effect.

    KMT4Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    院
    Inst.・institution・temple・mansion・school
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