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    参議院

    参さん議ぎ院いん

    House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

    N1KMT4News #6+1CoreNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab38 strokes

    さんぎいん

    Noun

    1.
    House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

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    参さん議ぎ院いんは日に本ほんの国こっ会かいの一いち部ぶです。

    The House of Councillors is part of Japan's National Diet.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    参さん議ぎ院いん議ぎ員いんの任にん期きは6年ねんです。

    The term of office for a member of the House of Councillors is six years.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    参さん議ぎ院いん選せん挙きょは3年ねんごとに行おこなわれます。

    Elections for the House of Councillors are held every three years.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    参さん議ぎ院いんには、比ひ例れい代だい表ひょう制せいと選せん挙きょ区く制せいがあります。

    The House of Councillors has both a proportional representation system and a constituency system.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    法ほう律りつ案あんは衆しゅう議ぎ院いんを通つう過かした後あと、参さん議ぎ院いんで審しん議ぎされます。

    After a bill passes the House of Representatives, it is deliberated in the House of Councillors.

    KMT6Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    参
    まい.る・まい-・まじわる・みつ…(3)
    nonplussed・three (in documents)・going・coming・visiting…(6)
    議
    deliberation・consultation・debate・consideration
    院
    Inst.・institution・temple・mansion・school
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