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    3. 参院

    参院

    参さん院いん

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

    KMT1News #1+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab18 strokes

    さんいん

    Noun

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

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    参さん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 a part of Japan's National Diet.

    KMT1Politics & LawCore Concepts
    参さん院いん選せん挙きょが来らい月げつ行おこなわれます。

    The House of Councillors election will be held next month.

    KMT1Politics & Law
    参さん院いんでは、法ほう案あんの審しん議ぎが行おこなわれます。

    Bills are deliberated in the House of Councillors.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    参さん院いん議ぎ員いんは国こく民みんによって選えらばれます。

    Members of the House of Councillors are elected by the people.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    参さん院いんの役やく割わりは衆しゅう院いんと異ことなります。

    The role of the House of Councillors differs from that of the House of Representatives.

    KMT2Politics & 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)
    院
    Inst.・institution・temple・mansion・school
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