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    3. 下院

    下院

    下か院いん

    lower house

    KMT2News #3+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab13 strokes

    かいん

    Noun

    1.
    lower house, lower legislative chamber

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    日に本ほんには衆しゅう議ぎ院いんという下か院いんがあります。

    Japan has a lower house called the House of Representatives.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    下か院いんで新あたらしい法ほう案あんが可か決けつされました。

    A new bill was passed in the lower house.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    下か院いん議ぎ員いんたちは、予よ算さん案あんについて熱ねっ心しんに議ぎ論ろんしました。

    The members of the lower house eagerly debated the budget proposal.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    アメリカの下か院いんは、任にん期きが2年ねんです。

    The U.S. House of Representatives has a two-year term.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    下か院いん選せん挙きょの結けっ果かは、政せい権けんの安あん定ていに大おおきく影えい響きょうします。

    The results of the lower house election greatly affect the stability of the government.

    KMT4Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    院
    Inst.・institution・temple・mansion・school
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